Smashing galaxies and dark matter win WA researcher prestigious science prize
October 27, 2018Dr Luke Davies Astrophysicist Dr Luke Davies last night won a prestigious Young Tall Poppy Science Award for his research into the history of…
Italy and Australia to join forces on world’s largest telescope
October 25, 2018Representatives of leading Italian and Australian science institutions met in Perth yesterday to formally enter into a partnership to take the next steps toward the…
Moon helps reveal secrets of the Universe
October 17, 2018The Moon may be the key to unlocking how the first stars and galaxies shaped the early Universe. A team of astronomers led by Dr Benjamin McKinley at Curtin University node of ICRAR and the ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) observed the Moon with a radio telescope to help search for the faint signal from hydrogen atoms in the infant Universe.
Aussie telescope almost doubles known number of mysterious ‘fast radio bursts’
October 11, 2018Australian researchers using a CSIRO radio telescope in Western Australia have nearly doubled the known number of ‘fast radio bursts’— powerful flashes of radio waves from deep space.
Neutron Star Jets Shoot Down Theory
September 27, 2018Astronomers have detected radio jets belonging to a neutron star with a strong magnetic field — something not predicted by current theory, according to a new study published in Nature today.
Magellanic Clouds duo may have been a trio
September 18, 2018Two of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way—the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds—may have had a third companion, astronomers believe.
