Star formation may be halted by cold ionised hydrogen
July 9, 2019For the first time ionised hydrogen has been detected at the lowest frequency ever towards the centre of our galaxy.
Astronomers make history in a split second
June 28, 2019In a world first, an Australian-led international team of astronomers has determined the precise location of a powerful one-off burst of cosmic radio waves.
Spinning black hole sprays light-speed plasma clouds into space
April 29, 2019Australian researchers using a CSIRO radio telescope in Western Australia have nearly doubled the known number of ‘fast radio bursts’— powerful flashes of radio waves from deep space.