Quasar Satellite Technologies: From bench to boardroom with blue sky innovation

From astrophysicist to medical physicist to space entrepreneur, Dr Ilana Feain combines her passions for science, technology and innovation every day.

Beyond physical walls: five tips for a better normal in how we meet

We’ve been researching what our future conferences and interactions might look like. Here are five tips to improve how you meet. 

Mars missions are red hot right now

Three nations are launching ambitious missions to the red planet of Mars! The journey takes perseverance, ingenuity and timing.

A brief history: what we know so far about fast radio bursts across the universe

Fast radio bursts are one of the great mysteries of the universe. Since their discovery, we have learned a great […]

Five twinkling galaxies help us uncover the mystery of the Milky Way’s missing matter

Thanks to the discovery of five twinkling galaxies in a rare alignment, astronomers have been able to calculate the properties and geometry of an invisible gas cloud in space.

Silence please! Why radio astronomers need things quiet in the middle of a WA desert

Come and check out the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO)!

A thread of the cosmic web: astronomers spot a 50 million light-year galactic filament

Until recently, the Universe's gas filaments have been elusive. But now one was detected with our ASKAP radio telescope.

Bad space weather may make life impossible near Proxima Centauri

We recently detected the signature of fierce space weather from Proxima Cen, which implies an orbiting planet could be blasted with hazardous particles and magnetic fields.

We’ve mapped a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way. Take the virtual tour here.

Astronomers have mapped about a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way, in the most detailed survey of the southern sky ever carried out using radio waves.

Murriyang: Parkes radio telescope receives Indigenous name

The iconic Parkes radio telescope received a special honour from Australia’s first scientists and astronomers: a traditional Indigenous name.

Meet our researcher: Dr Chenoa Tremblay

Astronomer Dr Chenoa Tremblay uses modern telescopes and supercomputing power to find and study atoms and molecules in interstellar space.

Negotiating an international astronomy treaty to help reveal the hidden Universe

What goes into building an international astronomy treaty? Our astrophysicist Dr Sarah Pearce represented Australia in the international negotiations to establish the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory as an intergovernmental organisation.