Astronomers using data collected by CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope, Murriyang, have found their strongest evidence yet for low-frequency gravitational waves.
For nearly 20 years the...
An Eta Aquariid meteor (centre) along with comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) in the background, photographed during the 2020 Eta Aquariid shower. Photo by Jonti Horner, Author...
Image: CSIRO, Author provided
The CSIRO’s 64-metre Parkes Radio Telescope was commissioned on October 31 1961. At the time it was the most advanced radio...
Ilgari Inyayimaha (Shared Sky), painted by artists Margaret Whitehurst, Jenny Green, Barbara Merritt, Charmaine Green, Kevin Merritt, Sherryl Green, Tracey Green, Wendy Jackamarra,...
Picture: SachaFernandez / Flickr
On Wednesday evening, May 26, the Moon will slip into Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse. No matter where you...
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If you stepped outside on the weekend and thought, “Gosh, the full moon looks nice tonight”, you are not alone.
According to Google Trends,...
Bärbel Koribalski / ASKAP, Author provided
In September 2019, my colleague Anna Kapinska gave a presentation showing interesting objects she’d found while browsing our new...
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Since time immemorial, humans have been fascinated by the night sky.
Our relationship with it was forever changed in the early 1600s, when Galileo...
Astronomers from The University of Western Australia’s node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have developed a new way to study...
In the glass
Pale straw with a watery green tinge around the rim.
The quintessential bouquet of a Yarra Valley Chardonnay, wrapped up in
French oak with...