New: Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array
September 17, 2015The SKA Organisation has announced the publication of 'Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array'.
Volunteer black hole hunters as good as the experts
September 7, 2015Trained volunteers are as good as professional astronomers at finding jets shooting from massive black holes and matching them to their host galaxies, research suggests.
West Australian innovation could save SKA millions
September 3, 2015A signal stabilisation system that will allow frequency signals and astronomical data to flow along optical fibre cables suspended on poles could save the SKA millions of euros.
ICRAR black hole researcher named WA’s top science student
August 21, 2015ICRAR PhD candidate Tom Russell has been named the State’s top science student at the Premier’s Science Awards.
Scientists measure Slow Death of the Universe
August 11, 2015An international team of astronomers studying 200,000 galaxies has measured the energy generated within a large portion of space more precisely than ever before, discovering that it’s only half what it was 2 billion years ago and fading – the Universe is slowly dying.
Super Star takes on Black Holes in Jet Contest
August 4, 2015A super-dense star formed in the aftermath of a supernova explosion is shooting out powerful jets of material into space, research suggests.
