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Latest media releases
Record-breaking fast radio burst offers path to weigh the Universe
October 20, 2023An eight-billion-year-old burst of energy has been discovered, demonstrating that we can detect and measure matter between galaxies. The discovery opens a path to using…
Astronomers reveal cosmic ribbon around rare galaxy
September 13, 2023Image Credit: J. English (U.Manitoba), with support of N. Deg (Queen’s U.) and the WALLABY team; CSIRO/ASKAP radio telescope, NAOJ/Subaru Telescope International astronomers using…
ICRAR engineers have designed ‘radio-quiet’ electronics to power the world’s largest radio telescope.
September 11, 2023A team of researchers, engineers and technicians has developed a ‘SMART box’ to power the world’s largest radio telescope. The Power and Signal Distribution (PaSD)…
Invisible women: Female scientists missing from Australian STEM curriculum.
August 28, 2023A team of researchers have found high school science courses in Australia fail to mention the contributions of women in STEM, and instead focus on…
Hiding in plain sight, astronomers find new type of stellar object
July 19, 2023An international team led by astronomers from Curtin University and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) has discovered a new type of stellar object that challenges our understanding of the physics of neutron stars.
To the Moon and back: Australia-first communications network paves the way for high-speed data in space
June 28, 2023West Australian researchers are set to build a next-generation communications network that can send high-speed data to and from objects in space. The $6.5 million…
