Spin flips show how galaxies grow from the cosmic web
The alignment between galaxy spins and the large-scale structure of the universe reveals the processes by which different components of […]
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Dozens of newly discovered gravitational lenses could reveal ancient galaxies and the nature of dark matter
Thousands more potential lenses await assessment Earlier this year a machine learning algorithm identified up to 5,000 potential gravitational lenses
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Wow, wow, wow. Galaxies collide and tumble in a cosmic dance: Webb reactions
Aussie astronomers react to NASA Webb first images. Media contacts: Niall Byrne, niall@scienceinpublic.com.au, orJane Watkins, jane@scienceinpublic.com.au, Nearly 40 researchers across
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President Biden to release first pics from the $US10 billion James Webb Space Telescope Tuesday 12 July, 7.30 am AEST
What will Australians see with Webb? Aussie astronomers available for interviews in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. They’re using
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What ingredients went into the galactic blender to create the Milky Way?
Our galaxy is a giant ‘smoothie’ of blended stars and gas but a new study tells us where the components
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Too much heavy metal stops stars producing
Stars evolve according to the elements they manufacture Stars are giant factories that produce most of the elements in the
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Closing in on the first light in the Universe
Research using new antennas in the Australian hinterland has reduced background noise and brought us closer to finding a 13-billion-year-old
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Galaxies pump out contaminated exhausts
Corrected 31 August: ‘500 light years’ updated to ‘500 million light years’ Research reveals how star-making pollutes the cosmos Animation
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New type of massive explosion explains mystery star
‘Magneto-rotational hypernova’ soon after the Big Bang fuelled high levels of uranium, zinc in ancient stellar oddity Image Paper details,
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Bend it like Einstein: Astronomers turn galaxies into magnifiers
New technique helps NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Astronomers have turned a cluster of galaxies into a gargantuan magnifying lens,