From platypus to parsecs and milliCrab: why do astronomers use such weird units?

You may have heard about an asteroid set to fly near Earth that is the size of 18 platypus, or maybe the one that’s the size of 33 armadillos, or even one the…
From platypus to parsecs and milliCrab: why do astronomers use such weird units?

Dark Side of the Universe

Documentary The Dark Side Of The Universe airs on ABC TV Amazing things happen every day. Despite this, the sum total of our sense impressions is only 5% of the…
Dark Side of the Universe

FAST RADIO BURSTS — explained in an elevator ride | Elevator Pitch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TVHhOFT2ac Explanation of Fast Radio Bursts. Source: ABC Why these flashes of energy happen is a mystery. But by studying them, we’ve solved a big question about our universe. Dr…
FAST RADIO BURSTS — explained in an elevator ride | Elevator Pitch

Blinded by the light: gamma ray burst brighter than any seen before

Gamma ray bursts are the most explosive events in the Universe. Astronomers last year witnessed the brightest ever seen and have analysed the results, with a Sydney team providing important…
Blinded by the light: gamma ray burst brighter than any seen before

University project wins Anti-Slavery Australia Freedom Award

Integrated Sustainability Analysis (ISA) group and the Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA) have won the Innovation Award for the OAASIS project at the 2023 Anti-Slavery Freedom Awards. Slavery is far…
University project wins Anti-Slavery Australia Freedom Award

SSO – NSW Regional Tourist Activation Fund 

SSO is set to be improved thanks to a grant from the NSW Regional Tourist Activation Fund of $557,120 which, when combined with an RSAA co-contribution, will revitalise the visitor…
SSO – NSW Regional Tourist Activation Fund 

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From platypus to parsecs and milliCrab: why do astronomers use such weird units?

You may have heard about an asteroid set to fly near Earth that is the size of 18 platypus, or maybe the one that’s the size of 33 armadillos, or even one the size of 22 tuna fish.  These outlandish comparisons are the invention of Jerusalem Post journalist Aaron Reich (who bills himself as “creator

Dark Side of the Universe

Documentary The Dark Side Of The Universe airs on ABC TV Amazing things happen every day. Despite this, the sum total of our sense impressions is only 5% of the totality of reality. Professor Tamara Davis talks to the pioneers in the search for the unknown parts of the universe.

FAST RADIO BURSTS — explained in an elevator ride | Elevator Pitch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TVHhOFT2ac Explanation of Fast Radio Bursts. Source: ABC Why these flashes of energy happen is a mystery. But by studying them, we’ve solved a big question about our universe. Dr Manisha Caleb explains. The universe is vast and full of mystery and one that has been puzzling astronomers for a  while

Blinded by the light: gamma ray burst brighter than any seen before

Gamma ray bursts are the most explosive events in the Universe. Astronomers last year witnessed the brightest ever seen and have analysed the results, with a Sydney team providing important evidence. https://youtu.be/nwZSO6ULI2o Animation of a gamma ray burst forming. Source: NASA Australian astronomers have provided vital information in the global

University project wins Anti-Slavery Australia Freedom Award

Integrated Sustainability Analysis (ISA) group and the Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA) have won the Innovation Award for the OAASIS project at the 2023 Anti-Slavery Freedom Awards. Slavery is far from an issue of the past, with nearly 50 million people across the world living in conditions of modern slavery
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