ICRAR Chair Bernard Bowen awarded honorary degree
March 17, 2016Bernard Bowen has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by The University of Western Australia.
Astrofest 2016
March 12, 2016Australia’s largest annual astronomy festival is returning in 2016! Astrofest, a vibrant celebration of astronomy and Western Australian science, will be held at Curtin Stadium…
LIGO makes waves with gravitational announcement, and Australian telescopes follow up
March 7, 2016Several weeks ago, physicists at LIGO made waves with the announcement that gravitational waves had finally been observed 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted their existence.
Galaxy trailed by stunning plume of gas
February 22, 2016Astronomers have discovered a spectacular tail of gas more than 300,000 light years across coming from a nearby galaxy.
Scientists discover hidden galaxies behind the Milky Way
February 10, 2016Hundreds of hidden nearby galaxies have been studied for the first time, shedding light on a mysterious gravitational anomaly dubbed the Great Attractor.
ASKAP 2016: THE FUTURE OF RADIO ASTRONOMY SURVEYS
February 1, 2016ASKAP 2016. Conference image courtesy Alex Cherney/terrastro.com. ASKAP 2016: The future of radio astronomy surveys 6-10 June 2016 Sydney, Australia CSIRO’s Australian SKA…
