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Hungry galaxies grow fat on the flesh of their neighbours

April 23, 2020

Full paper available here, read on for media release, photos, captions and background information. Modelling shows big galaxies get bigger

Hire more LGBTQ and disabled astronomers or risk falling behind, review finds

December 7, 2019

Analysis finds gender equity among star scientists improving, but big challenges remain. Ensuring research opportunities for indigenous, disabled and LGBTQ

ASTRO 3D, Media releases

Spin doctors: Astrophysicists find when galaxies rotate, size matters

November 16, 2019

Sky survey provides clues to how they change over time. The direction in which a galaxy spins depends on its

ASTRO 3D, Media releases

Anaemic star carries the mark of its ancient ancestor

August 1, 2019

Australian-led astronomers find the most iron-poor star in the Galaxy, hinting at the nature of the first stars in the

Fresh Science

Galaxies in the thick of it grow up fast

October 23, 2012

In a quest to learn more about our own galaxy, a Sydney astronomer has identified dozens of previously unknown galaxies in a distant cluster. Using one of the world’s largest optical telescopes, Dr Amanda Bauer—an ARC Super Science Fellow at the Australian Astronomical Observatory—and her team around the world have been studying this cluster closely. […]

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