And then there was light: looking for the first stars in the Universe
September 10, 2019ASTRO 3D: Researchers hunt for a 12-billion-year-old signal that marks the end of the post Big Bang “dark age”.
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Australia’s commitment to world’s largest telescope
March 13, 2019Australia has joined six other nations in signing an international treaty committing to the construction of the world’s largest science facility – the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
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Moon helps reveal secrets of the Universe
October 17, 2018The Moon may be the key to unlocking how the first stars and galaxies shaped the early Universe. A team of astronomers led by Dr Benjamin McKinley at Curtin University node of ICRAR and the ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) observed the Moon with a radio telescope to help search for the faint signal from hydrogen atoms in the infant Universe.
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