What happens when Cosmic Giants meet Galactic Dwarfs?
July 13, 2015When two different sized galaxies smash together, the larger galaxy stops the smaller one making new stars, according to a study of more than 20,000 merging galaxies.
Deep space images shed light on dark matter
July 10, 2015New images of deep space are helping to shed light on dark matter, the invisible material that accounts for more than 80 per cent of all the matter in the Universe.
The Light Fantastic
July 8, 2015A Harley Wood Lecture Dr Tanya Hill It’s impossible to visit a star, and even if we could, we wouldn’t be able to pull one…
ICRAR student scores top prize from Astronomical Society of Australia
May 29, 2015The ASA is awarding ICRAR alumna Dr Morag Scrimgeour the 2015 Charlene Heisler Prize in recognition of her outstanding PhD thesis.
Galaxy’s snacking habits revealed
May 21, 2015A team of Australian and Spanish astronomers have caught a greedy galaxy gobbling on its neighbours and leaving crumbs of evidence about its dietary past.
Astronomy community affected in Nepal
May 15, 2015Our thoughts and best wishes go out to everyone in Nepal affected by the recent devastation.
