ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Mount Stromlo Observatory
Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Cosmology, Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Supernova, Comets, Meteors, Eclipses, Distance Measurements, General Astronomy, Astronomy Education and Public Outreach
Science - Astronomy
My news stories
3 June 2016
The Universe is expanding faster than expected, a study involving ANU has found.
Lead Australian researcher and ANU astrophysicist Dr Brad Tucker said the precision study of star movements...
22 March 2016
Astronomers have captured the earliest minutes of two exploding stars and for the first time seen a shockwave generated by a star's collapsing core.
The international team found a shockwave...
4 November 2015
Mt Stromlo will be the site of a new astronomical teaching observatory for high school students following two donations to the University.
Winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Prize for...
4 November 2015
Mt Stromlo will be the site of a new astronomical teaching observatory for high school students following two donations to the University.
Winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Prize for...
21 May 2015
Scientists have captured the early death throes of supernovae for the first time and found that the universe's benchmark explosions are much more varied than expected.
The scientists used...
6 March 2015
Astronomers have glimpsed a far off and ancient star exploding, not once, but four times.
The exploding star, or supernova, was directly behind a cluster of huge galaxies, whose mass is so...
