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26 August 2024
Peter Swanton is using Indigenous knowledge to study the stars
ANU PhD scholar Peter Swanton is using Indigenous knowledge of our night skies to unlock the secrets of our universe, and inspiring young people along the way.
19 April 2023
Star witness: why would you find this ANU astrophysicist in court?
From the position of the sun in the sky to visibility at dusk, Dr Brad Tucker has been asked to submit astronomical evidence for numerous court cases.
15 March 2022
Australian astrophysicist to lead prestigious centre
One of the world's leading astrophysicists, Professor Lisa Kewley, has been appointed as the new director of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA).
7 March 2025
Illuminating the cosmos: ANU students light up Mount Stromlo
Students from the ANU School of Art and Design are showcasing astronomically inspired work as part of the Enlighten festival.
25 March 2024
Astro detectives solve the murder mystery of planet-eating stars
New research substantiates the mind-bending astrophysics behind the famous sci-fi novel turned Netflix saga, The Three-Body Problem, and solves an interstellar murder mystery billions of years in the making.
9 January 2024
New understanding of dark energy could reshape our knowledge of the universe
A study of almost 1,500 exploding stars has shed new light on the mysterious nature of dark energy, according to new research involving ANU scientists.
21 June 2023
What are stars made of?
Like Simba, Timon and Pumbaa in The Lion King, ANU researchers have been staring at the stars, wondering what’s really up there.
13 June 2023
Girls take on the galaxy: inspiring the next generation of women in STEM
Professor Susan Scott is on a mission to expand Einstein’s theory of relativity and create the next generation of stellar women in STEM.
25 May 2023
ANU to boost the global hunt for gravitational waves
A new ANU facility will help scientists detect some of the most extreme events in the universe and put Australia "front and centre" of the exciting field of gravitational wave science.
18 May 2023
The nuclear scientist planning life on other planets
From exploring the mysteries of dark matter, to planting the seeds of human life away from Earth, Lachlan McKie is using nuclear science to solve some of our most complex questions.
17 May 2023
Helping our subs swim, not sink: here’s how we can build Australia’s AUKUS-ready workforce
To meet the huge workforce challenge presented by the AUKUS security pact, the Australian Government needs to collaborate with the universities who will deliver the graduates the nation needs.
18 January 2023
Ashes under foot and heavens above: remembering Canberra’s 2003 bushfire disaster
Twenty years on from the Canberra firestorm that devastated ANU Mount Stromlo Observatory, Professor Brian Schmidt shares his experience at the fire front.
16 December 2022
Why do ANU astronomy students burn their PhD thesis?
The tradition of burning their PhD thesis has been handed down from student to student at Mount Stromlo ever since the 2003 bushfires.
7 December 2022
Space is filled with pollution. How can we clean it up?
Thousands of objects are launched into space each year, but what happens when we no longer need them?