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.
Project proves existence of dark matter surrounding black holes
28 March, 2023Researchers found that dark matter around black holes can generate significant dynamical friction, slowing down the orbital speed of companion stars in binary systems.
James Webb telescope finds galaxies "too big to even exist"
23 February, 2023Researchers used the telescope to observe massive candidate galaxies at the beginning of time, believed to be up to 100 billion times the mass of the Sun.
Radio telescopes reveal Milky Way's supernova remnants
03 February, 2023Researchers have used Australia's two greatest radio telescopes to create the most detailed radio image yet of the Milky Way galaxy.
Tiny hidden galaxy provides a peek into the past
15 December, 2022Astronomers have uncovered a nearby galaxy with characteristics that are more like galaxies in the distant, early universe.
Construction begins on world's largest radio telescopes
13 December, 2022Construction on the SKA Observatory has officially launched, with groundbreaking ceremonies held at future telescope sites in Australia and South Africa.
Black hole observed ripping apart a star
05 December, 2022Astronomers have determined the source of an incredibly bright X-ray signal appearing from halfway across the universe, claiming it is a luminous jet of matter streaking out from a supermassive black hole.
NASA's Artemis I test flight to the Moon is finally underway
17 November, 2022NASA's Orion spacecraft is finally on its way to the Moon, over 11 weeks after its originally scheduled launch was scrapped.
