Epic outback trip leads to out-of-this-world space rock discovery
July 8, 2025A dazzling meteor which lit up Western Australian skies on Mother’s Day this year was the spark for Curtin University’s Desert Fireball Network (DFN) to embark on an exciting journey deep into the Australian Outback, to discover where the space rock landed - and where it may have come from.
ICRAR astrophysicist Claudia Lagos wins ASA’s Anne Green Prize
July 8, 2025Associate Professor Claudia Lagos, from ICRAR's UWA node, has been awarded the 2025 Anne Green Prize by the Astronomical Society of Australia.
2025 Renu Sharma Scholarship recipient announced
June 27, 2025ICRAR is pleased to announce Emma Van Dongen as the recipient of the 2025 Renu Sharma Scholarship in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Astronomers detect spark on dead satellite using radio telescope
June 25, 2025ICRAR astronomers have detected a ‘spark’ of radio waves coming from a dead satellite in Earth’s orbit while hunting for Fast Radio Bursts in the distant universe.
ICRAR Awarded Inspiring Australia Grant to Bring Astronomy to Regional WA
June 24, 2025The Midwest Star Trails event series will bring telescopes and a portable planetarium to Morowa, Mount Magnet, Yalgoo and Cue.
Cosmic mystery deepens as astronomers find object flashing in both radio waves and X-rays
May 28, 2025Astronomers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), in collaboration with international teams, have made a startling discovery about a new type of cosmic phenomenon.
