Australia delivers critical subsystem for VISTA telescope
October 28, 2021An Australian-built major subsystem for the European Southern Observatory’s 4MOST instrument has arrived in Germany at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) ready for testing prior to installation on the four-metre VISTA telescope located in the Atacama Desert in Chile.
ET signal turns out to be humans phoning home
October 26, 2021The results are in from a study of a strange signal picked up last year by the Breakthrough Listen project. It turns out to be Earth-based interference from human technologies, not a signal from the Proxima Centauri system.
Unveiling galaxies at cosmic dawn that were hiding behind the dust
September 23, 2021Scientists discover two galaxies that formed more than 13 billion years ago, that have been hidden by dust until now.
Kat Ross announced as Sydney Observatory Astronomy Ambassador
September 8, 2021The Powerhouse has announced the appointment of Kat Ross, astrophysicist and founder of the #IncludeHer campaign, as the new Sydney Observatory Astronomy Ambassador.
Thank you for being part of AstroQuest
September 7, 2021Thank you for being involved in AstroQuest! You are one of more than ten thousand amazing volunteers who’ve signed up to help WA…
Five new doctorates from ICRAR/UWA
July 30, 2021Five ICRAR students have been awarded their PhDs in a ceremony at UWA.
