Star in closest orbit ever seen around black hole
Mar 14/ 2017Astronomers have found evidence of a star that whips around a likely black hole twice an hour. This could be the tightest orbital dance ever…
Dr Luca Cortese awarded the Bappu Gold Medal
Mar 13/ 2017ICRAR’s Dr Luca Cortese has been awarded the Bappu Gold Medal for contributions to astronomy and astrophysics by a young scientist. The Astronomical Society of…
Star clusters discovery could upset the astronomical applecart
Mar 07/ 2017The discovery of young stars in old star clusters could send scientists back to the drawing board for one of the Universe’s most common objects.
Minor planet named Bernard
Feb 17/ 2017A minor planet in the Solar System will officially be known as Bernardbowen from today after Australian citizen science project theSkyNet won a competition to…
A flying classroom and a trip to the South Pole
Jan 24/ 2017Most high school students can expect excursions to the local science centre, zoo or museum, but how about a trip to a continent few will…
Galaxy Murder Mystery
Jan 17/ 2017It’s the big astrophysical whodunnit. Across the Universe, galaxies are being killed and the question scientists want answered is, what’s killing them? This…
