New stellar object challenges our knowledge of neutron stars
20 July, 2023Astronomers have discovered what they believe to be an ultralong-period magnetar — a rare type of neutron star that can produce powerful bursts of energy.
Astronomers find a planet that shouldn't exist
18 July, 2023As the first known close-in planet around a core-helium burning star, Halla shows that exoplanet discoveries might still surprise us by appearing where they are least expected.
New phase of matter discovered
11 July, 2023Physicists have discovered the 'chiral bose-liquid' state of matter, opening a new path in the age-old effort to understand the nature of the physical world.
Universe ran in 'slow motion' soon after the Big Bang
04 July, 2023Einstein's theory of general relativity means that we should observe the distant (ancient) universe running much more slowly than the present day, but peering back that far in time has previously proven elusive.
Strongest evidence yet for low-frequency gravitational waves
29 June, 2023Astrophysicists using large radio telescopes have found the strongest evidence yet for gravitational waves that oscillate with periods of years to decades.
Milestone as phosphorus discovered on a moon of Saturn
16 June, 2023Scientists have discovered phosphorus — an essential chemical element for life — locked inside salt-rich ice grains ejected into space from Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons.
Milestone as radio waves observed from Type Ia supernova
06 June, 2023An international team of researchers performed detailed observations of a Type Ia supernova which exploded in 2020.
CSIRO telescope's new galaxy discovery causes questions
30 May, 2023Researchers using a telescope owned by CSIRO have detected a 'fast radio burst' in a nearby galaxy that questions what we know about how the phenomena form.
Human 'pangenome' reflects global human diversity
11 May, 2023Scientists have developed a human 'pangenome' reference — a collection of genome sequences that captures more human diversity than the Human Genome Project.
Red giant caught devouring a planet for the first time
08 May, 2023Astronomers suspected that in some cases red giants may consume nearby planets, but the phenomenon had never been directly observed before.
Australia's first National Quantum Strategy released
04 May, 2023The strategy sets out a long-term vision for how Australia will take advantage of the opportunities of quantum technologies.
New image shows a black hole expelling a powerful jet
28 April, 2023Astronomers have observed for the first time, in the same image, the shadow of the black hole at the centre of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87) and the powerful jet expelled from it.
Nucleobase uracil found in Ryugu asteroid samples
17 April, 2023Researchers analysed samples of the asteroid and found uracil — one of the informational units that make up RNA — as well as nicotinic acid, also known as vitamin B3.
'Ultramassive black hole' one of the largest ever found
31 March, 2023Astronomers have discovered one of the biggest black holes ever found — over 30 billion times the mass of the Sun — by taking advantage of gravitational lensing.
Astronomers observe 'brightest ever' gamma-ray burst
29 March, 2023Astronomers have claimed that the explosion is the brightest burst of X-ray and gamma-ray energies since human civilisation began.
