ICRAR appoints new Executive Director
February 6, 2024ICRAR is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Simon Ellingsen as the new Executive Director following a comprehensive global search.
Astronomers produce most detailed sensitive image ever of ancient star cluster
January 16, 2024A global team of astronomers have created the most sensitive radio image ever of a globular cluster, an ancient ball of tightly-packed stars. The…
Ken & Julie Michael Prize 2023 awarded
November 22, 2023The 2023 award recipients are Angelica Waszewski from ICRAR/Curtin and joint winners Skevos Karpathakis & Jennifer Hardwick from ICRAR/UWA.
Astrofest: Australia’s Largest Free Community Astronomy Event is Back!
November 18, 2023Astrofest, Australia’s premier community astronomy event, is returning to Curtin Stadium on Saturday 18th November for another night of celestial wonders and stargazing. This annual…
Gas-rich baby galaxies set the early Universe alight
November 7, 2023New images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have helped Australian astronomers unlock secrets of how infant galaxies started an explosion of star formation…
Record-breaking fast radio burst offers path to weigh the Universe
October 20, 2023An eight-billion-year-old burst of energy has been discovered, demonstrating that we can detect and measure matter between galaxies. The discovery opens a path to using…
