Posts by Flornes Yuen

HEAT-ing up in the coolest place on Earth

Today we’re reading about some very cool (literally!) results just released in The Astrophysical Journal by a team of astronomers […]

Pluto flyby on the Horizon

This past Tuesday, 18 February, marked the 84th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto, our favourite dwarf planet. Back in […]

A bit of love from the sky above

In the past we’ve given you flowers and diamonds, and in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, today we present to […]

Wormhole Wednesday: Galactic simulations with ‘Galaxy’

You might remember the operational launch of the new supercomputer at the iVEC Pawsey Centre in Perth a few months ago. […]

Manic Monday: Wake Up Rosetta!

If you thought it was tough to get out of bed this morning, just spare a thought for the Rosetta […]

An Australian astronomer in Washington

An on-the-ground report from CASS Outreach and Education Officer, Rob Hollow The 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) […]

Solar pole flip flop

You might have heard about the imminent reversal of the Sun’s magnetic poles, an 11-year long process in which the […]

Comet ISON: countdown to perihelion

Cometophiles around the world are waiting with bated breath to find out whether Comet ISON will survive its journey around […]

Astronomy outreach: building trust through shared experiences

By Lisa Harvey-Smith Looking back at my Primary School days I sometimes wonder whether my career was the simple product […]

What’s bugging the Dish?

We’ve seen plenty of photobombs from our antennas before, but today, it’s Parkes’ turn. We just can’t help ourselves: Now, […]

Wormhole Wednesday: Ghostly face in a cold place

It’s a little bit spooky, and very very cold. A recent release from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has […]

Move-it Monday: the 400th reconfiguration of ATCA

It’s only been a few short weeks since we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Australia Telescope Compact Array in […]