Join NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night in Perth!
September 11, 2024The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) is calling on space enthusiasts young and old to join an unforgettable evening under the stars…
Astronomers take alien search to thousands of galaxies, far, far away
August 27, 2024Curtin University has played a major role in an out-of-this-world international study which has taken the search for extraterrestrial life into exciting new territory. …
TeraNet captures laser signals from German satellite, paving the way for 1,000-fold faster communication speeds from space.
July 16, 2024‘TeraNet’, a network of laser ground stations specialising in high-speed space communications, has successfully received signals from a German satellite in low Earth orbit.
ICRAR Researchers shine at the Astronomical Society of Australia Awards
June 24, 2024Researchers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have been honoured for their contributions to astronomy at the 2024 Astronomical Society of Australia…
A giant galactic explosion catches galaxy pollution in the act
April 22, 2024A team of international researchers studied the galaxy NGC 4383, in the nearby Virgo cluster, revealing a gas outflow so large that it would take 20,000 years for light to travel from one side to the other.
Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours
March 25, 2024A team of international astronomers have discovered 49 new galaxies using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa from observations that were less than three hours long,