Congrats to Kovi Rose whose recent paper got some good media coverage We have identified the coldest star ever found to produce radio waves – a brown dwarf too small to be a regular star and too massive to be a planet. Our findings, published today in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, detail

Congratulations to Manisha who was part of a recent paper published in Nature this month:  This object belongs to a new class of radio transients of which only 3 are now known. Manisha found one source and Natasha Hurley-Walker (ICRAR) found two sources. Abstract Several long-period radio transients have recently been

University partners with Spiral Blue for the TOLIMAN space telescope mission A team led by astronomer Professor Peter Tuthill at the University of Sydney has announced a partnership with Sydney-based space technology company, Spiral Blue, for the TOLIMAN Space Telescope Mission. The TOLIMAN mission aims to detect potentially habitable worlds in

 Research.com, a leading academic platform for researchers, has just released the 2023 Edition Ranking of Best Scientists in the field of Physics. Congratulations to Joss Bland-Hawthorn who ranked #204 in the world ranking and #1 in Australia and has also been recognized with their Physics Leader Award for 2023.  The ranking

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

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.

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

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

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