Writing their name in the stars: citizen scientists discover huge galaxy cluster
June 14, 2016Two volunteer participants in an international citizen science project have had a rare galaxy cluster that they found named after them.
Astronomers smash cosmic records to see hydrogen in distant galaxy
June 2, 2016An international team of scientists has pushed the limits of radio astronomy to detect a faint signal emitted by hydrogen gas in a galaxy more than five billion light years away—almost double the previous record.
Astrofest delighted Perth stargazing crowds
March 21, 2016Once again Perth's annual astronomy festival 'Astrofest' delighted the public.
ICRAR Chair Bernard Bowen awarded honorary degree
March 17, 2016Bernard Bowen has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by The University of Western Australia.
Astrofest 2016
March 12, 2016Australia’s largest annual astronomy festival is returning in 2016! Astrofest, a vibrant celebration of astronomy and Western Australian science, will be held at Curtin Stadium…
LIGO makes waves with gravitational announcement, and Australian telescopes follow up
March 7, 2016Several weeks ago, physicists at LIGO made waves with the announcement that gravitational waves had finally been observed 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted their existence.
