Astronomers are surprised by what they’re finding out about galaxies that formed in the early days of our universe, now that sensitive telescopes allow direct observation, not the inference of old.
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So where did all the dark matter come from?
After months of running in test-mode, the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope is now gathering data at an incredible rate to give us a new look at how our universe works.
A new book explores some of the big questions of why the universe exists and why it seems fine-tuned for life.
Leibniz’s ‘great question’ remains a central question in philosophy and science today.
New research out this month has led to speculation that the acceleration of the expanding universe might not be real after all. So what’s really going on?
Sonification is a technique for converting data into sound. It could transform the study of distant worlds.
A new telescope aims to figure out what became of the universe’s original atoms once the first stars began to shine.
Hundreds of images of thousands of galaxies have given astronomers one of the most detailed galaxy studies ever compiled.
The observation of gravitational waves from a second black hole merger implies there are many more black holes in the universe than scientists had previously anticipated.
Dark energy is a completely unknown source making up 70% of the universe. Will any of the new projects designed to find out what it is succeed?
Astronomers think they may have found evidence within our galaxy of some of the missing matter thought to make up our universe.
If some of the laws of physics were only infinitesimally different, we would simply not exist. It almost looks like the universe itself was built for life. But how can that be?
In about 10100 years, the universe will have passed away in a tragic ‘heat death’. But don’t despair, eventually random conscious brains may pop out in empty space to shake things up.
Our universe’s most exciting days are well behind us, with new research showing the universe is now slowly but surely dying.
Why the Breakthrough Listen project is a step in the right direction in our hunt for life beyond Earth.
A unique map of the galaxies in the sky could shed light on the mysteries of the universe – including dark energy and dark matter.
An exotic plasma could help shed light on why the universe as we know it is made up of more matter than antimatter.
The Square Kilometre Array is the world’s largest telescope – what will it do and how does it work?
Einstein’s theory of gravity says dark energy must be out there, accelerating the expansion of our universe. But what is it and how can we try to figure out more about it?
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Professor of Astrophysics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Associate Dean of Innovation and Engagement, Swinburne University of Technology
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ARC Laureate Fellow & Distinguished Professor, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute; The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Western Sydney University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Flagship Initiatives, Swinburne University of Technology
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Reader in Astrophysics, UCL
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Cosmologist, University of Tasmania
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Professor, Macquarie University
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor (Radio Astronomy), Curtin University
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Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz