Australian desert telescope views sky in radio technicolour
October 26, 2016A telescope located deep in the West Australian outback has shown what the Universe would look like if human eyes could see radio waves.
Ten trillionths of your suntan comes from beyond our galaxy
August 12, 2016In a study published today, astronomers have accurately measured the light hitting the Earth from outside our galaxy over a very broad wavelength range.
New spin on star-forming galaxies
December 15, 2015Australian researchers have discovered why some galaxies are “clumpy” rather than spiral in shape—and it appears low spin is to blame.