Astronomers capture black hole eruption spanning 16 times the full Moon in the sky
December 23, 2021Astronomers have observed the nearest active supermassive black hole to Earth at radio wavelengths in unprecedented detail. The emission is powered by a central black hole in the galaxy Centaurus A, about 12 million light years away.
Kat Ross announced as Sydney Observatory Astronomy Ambassador
September 8, 2021The Powerhouse has announced the appointment of Kat Ross, astrophysicist and founder of the #IncludeHer campaign, as the new Sydney Observatory Astronomy Ambassador.
Outback radio telescope discovers dense, spinning, dead star
April 21, 2021Astronomers have discovered a pulsar—a dense and rapidly spinning neutron star sending radio waves into the cosmos—using a low-frequency radio telescope in outback Australia.