Astronomers detect first giant stellar eruption beyond our solar system
For the first time, astronomers have confirmed the detection of a colossal coronal mass ejection (CME) originating from…
Two asteroid impacts on the Moon filmed by an amateur astronomer
An image showing the Moon and its various asteroid impacts. (Image source: Gunboat_Willie – Pixabay) A Japanese astronomer…
Planetarium and observatory planned for Australia’s only dark sky reserve
The River Murray International Dark Sky Reserve is home to about 2,500 people and billions of captivating stars.…
Scientists May Have Found the Smallest Clump of Dark Matter Ever Seen — and It’s Still a Million Times Heavier Than the Sun
Overlay of the infrared emission (black and white) with the radio emission (colored). The dark, low-mass object is…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Spewing Water Like a Cosmic Fire Hydrant
Comet 3I/Atlas continues to be full of surprises. As well as being only the third interstellar object ever…
New telescope cuts through space noise in search for Earth-like planets: PoET and PLATO |
Source: European Commission Across the billions of stars and galaxies in the universe, Earth remains the only known…
China commences construction of high-precision telescope project on ‘roof of the world’
China on Saturday launched the construction of a new large astronomical observation project, the Xue-shan-mu-chang 15-meter SubMillimeter Telescope…
Astronomer Grote Reber’s ashes are held in radio telescope locations around the world
When American-born pioneer of radio astronomy Grote Reber died in Tasmania in 2002, his ashes were separated into…
Woomera and Andamooka observatories team up for outback stargazing trail
When Rebecca Tayler and Richard Wilkin were handed the keys to the Woomera Baker Observatory in 2015, their…
Ring laser tracks Earth’s axial wobble 100 times more accurately
Scientists in Germany have used a highly sensitive underground ring laser to track Earth’s axial wobble without relying…
Visit brings the Universe closer to regional WA
The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) is set to visit regional Western Australia delivering world-class astronomy…
Starlink satellites disrupting astronomy research in WA’s Murchison, study finds
Global satellite internet service Starlink could interfere with the world’s largest radio telescope being built in Western Australia’s…