Astrophysics

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Once just a speck of light, now revealed as the biggest known galaxy in the early Universe

Detailed pictures of one of the first galaxies show growth in the early Universe was much faster than first thought

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Using neutron stars to detect dark matter

The search for dark matter may need a detector larger than we can build on Earth, but it could be that a neutron star can do the job

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The science behind life in space on ‘Away’

Unfolding spacecraft, artificial gravity, and space disease all feature on Netflix’s series ‘Away’, but how much of the action is true to life?

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Launching the SpIRIT satellite

Australian researchers describe their plans to build the SpIRIT satellite – launching by 2022 – that’s helping to develop cutting-edge space capabilities in Australia

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Putting the Universe under the telescope

The 2020s will use increasingly complex technology to ramp up our efforts to understand more about the Universe

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The frontiers of physics: From planets to photons

Professor David Jamieson takes us on a journey of his research in physics; from the history of Galileo’s discoveries to quantum computing

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Podcast

Indigenous astronomy

After moving from the US to study in Australia, astrophysicist Associate Professor Duane Hamacher now works to increase Indigenous representation in the astronomical and space sciences

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The art of inexplicable eddies

A collaboration between art and science explores the turbulent physics of eddies to produce a mesmerising experience

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Finding dark matter in the dark

In a laboratory 1000 metres below ground in a gold mine, Australian physicists are uniquely positioned to confirm the existence of dark matter

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Supermassive black holes feed on cosmic jellyfish

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown way that so-called jellyfish galaxies fuel supermassive black holes - helping our understanding of the evolution of the Universe