Research using new antennas in the Australian hinterland has reduced background noise and brought us closer to finding a 13-billion-year-old signal Videos and images: direct link The early Universe was dark, filled with a hot soup of opaque particles. These condensed to form neutral hydrogen which coalesced to form the first stars in what astronomers…
New technique helps NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Astronomers have turned a cluster of galaxies into a gargantuan magnifying lens, using it to study another galaxy, 10.7 billion light years away, in unprecedented detail.
Sky-gazers visit the region to get kids dancing with the STARS Astronomers, students and telescopes available for photographs. Key dates and locations: April 29, morning: Riverside High School, 354 West Tamar Road, Launceston; Jay Duggan: 03 6327 6333April 29, afternoon: Exeter High School, 28 Glen Ard Mohr Road, Exeter; Greg Finnigan: 03 6394 4366April 30,…
Galaxies with extended disks maintain productivity, research reveals Image, video, GIFs Paper details, authors and affiliations More about ASTRO 3D Media release below Massive galaxies with extra-large extended “puffy” disks produced stars for longer than their more compact cousins, new modelling reveals. In a paper published in the Astrophysical Journal, researchers led by Dr Anshu…
Completion of Australian-led astronomy project sheds light on the evolution of the Universe Image, video, GIFs Paper details, authors and affiliations More about ASTRO 3D Media release below The complex mechanics determining how galaxies spin, grow, cluster and die have been revealed following the release of all the data gathered during a massive seven-year Australian-led…
Astronomers head to the country to spark student interest in what lies above. Images Additional Information Media release below Children in remote and regional schools will soon be visited by astronomers bearing gifts in a quest to kindle interest in the cosmos. The scientists – drawn from the ranks of the ARC Centre of Excellence…
Australian telescopes and European satellite combine to reveal unexpected motions among the Galaxy’s rarest objects Image Additional Information Media release below Theories on how the Milky Way formed are set to be rewritten following discoveries about the behaviour of some of its oldest stars. An investigation into the orbits of the Galaxy’s metal-poor stars –…
Australian-led GALAH project releases chemical information for 600,000 stars. Image Additional Information Media release below How do stars destroy lithium? Was a drastic change in the shape of the Milky Way caused by the sudden arrival of millions of stellar stowaways? These are just a couple of the astronomical questions likely to be answered following…
Images Additional Information Media release below Australian researchers find ways to overcome the blinding glare of quasars The telescope, due to launch in late 2021, is the largest, most powerful and complex space telescope ever built. Two new studies led by Madeline Marshall from Australia’s University of Melbourne and the ARC Centre of Excellence in…
Who has the darkest skies? Tell us what you can see on the longest night, help us map Australia’s light pollution, and set a world record Stunning video overlay and photos, spokespeople in all States and Territories Background information Images and captions Video footage Scientists are asking all Australians to step outside on the longest…