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.
NASA successfully deflects asteroid in planetary defence test
27 September, 2022NASA has succeeded in its first attempt to intentionally collide with an asteroid in space in order to deflect it — a technique known as kinetic impact.
Engine trouble delays NASA's return to the Moon
30 August, 2022The launch of NASA's Artemis I was unexpectedly scrubbed after engineers could not get the rocket's engines to the proper temperature range.
Perseverance makes history with Mars rock discovery
29 August, 2022Researchers from QUT are part of the team that has collected the first datable Mars rock samples, providing a benchmark for mapping the history of the Red Planet.
Huntsman Telescope to help discover the fate of the Milky Way
09 August, 2022Macquarie University recently unveiled the Huntsman Telescope, designed to 'hunt for' and study ultra-faint galaxies and astronomical objects in the Southern Sky.
Melbourne-made nanosatellite blasting off in 2023
28 July, 2022The SpIRIT spacecraft has been booked with launch service provider ISISPACE to blast off on the Falcon 9 Transporter 8 rocket in April 2023.
Dormant black hole discovered outside our galaxy
21 July, 2022While similar black hole candidates have been proposed, this is said to be the first 'dormant' stellar-mass black hole to be unambiguously detected outside our galaxy.
NASA releases more images from Webb telescope
13 July, 2022 by Lauren DavisNASA has released further images and insights from the James Webb Space Telescope, providing an unprecedented view into various cosmic phenomena.
Webb telescope delivers deepest infrared image of universe yet
12 July, 2022The telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date, one which reveals thousands of galaxies — including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared.
