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Astronomical Investment for UWA

August 31, 2018

Are dark matter and dark energy real? How UWA is teaming up with leading Australian and European institutions to unlock two of the most compelling mysteries in contemporary physics.

Astronomical Investment for UWA

Telescopes team up to study giant galaxy

December 12, 2017

Astronomers have used two Australian radio telescopes and several optical telescopes to study complex mechanisms that are fuelling jets of material blasting away from a black hole 55 million times more massive than the Sun.

Telescopes team up to study giant galaxy

Astronomer’s map reveals location of mysterious fast-moving gas

December 4, 2017

An Australian scientist has created the most detailed map ever of clouds of high-velocity gas in the Universe around us. The map covers the entire sky and shows curious clouds of neutral hydrogen gas that are moving at a different speed to the normal rotation of the Milky Way.

Astronomer’s map reveals location of mysterious fast-moving gas