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  1. 12 March 2024 - Science Matters

    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, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  2. 24 October 2023 - Science Matters

    The great mystery of interstellar chemistry

    University of Melbourne researchers are replicating the cold vacuum of space to study how interstellar molecules are produced and what they’re made of.

  3. 22 December 2020 - Music, Arts & Screen

    Exploring the most unknown universe

    Exhibitions in the NGV Triennial explore how around 95 per cent of the universe is still a mystery awaiting discovery, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  4. Podcast19 August 2020 - Science Matters

    Catching sight of dark matter

    One the biggest challenges in research this century is to understand the nature of dark matter, explains University of Melbourne's Professor Elisabetta Barberio

  5. 19 July 2019 - Science Matters

    Where next for space exploration?

    As the world marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, University of Melbourne experts explore what the next ‘giant leap’ might be in space exploration.

  6. 12 April 2019 - Science Matters

    Four important things that this picture tells us

    The first picture of the black hole M87*, taken by the Event Horizon Telescope, reveals a trove of information, says a University of Melbourne researcher.

  7. 21 August 2018 - Science Matters

    Getting it right: The most complex space telescope ever built

    The James Webb Space Telescope has been beset by problems, but astronomers understand that there is no room for failure, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  8. 13 December 2016 - Science Matters

    Finding a needle in a space haystack

    A University of Melbourne student has been given rare access to use the Spitzer Space Telescope, which she is using to explore early galaxies in the universe.

  9. 22 October 2015 - Go Figure

    What’s the heaviest thing in the universe?

    If you have always thought it's lead you're wrong - and you will be surprised how such a small quantity of this stuff can weigh so much.