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.
Dead galaxies in Coma Cluster may be packed with dark matter
July 20, 2015Galaxies in a cluster roughly 300 million light years from Earth could contain as much as 100 times more dark matter than visible matter, according to an Australian study.
Neutrino Hunters
July 14, 2015Chasing a Ghostly Particle to Unlock Cosmic Secrets Ray Jayawardhana Move over Higgs — it’s neutrino time. The incredibly small bits of matter we…
