PM’s science prize for Wyithe

How did the Universe light up—filling a billion years of cosmic history PRESS RELEASE The Universe was born in a hot Big Bang. But after 300,000 years of expansion it became a cold dark place—no galaxies, no stars, no light. A billion years later nuclear fusion lit up...

CAASTRO LAUNCH QUIZ

Mr Mike Fowler, School Manager, Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Mount Stromlo Observatory was drawn as the winner of two tickets to  “OPERA AT THE DISH – BELLINI TO BROADWAY”  at the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope on Saturday 8...

CAASTRO Dark Universe Theme Leader wins Nobel Prize!

PRESS RELEASE – 4 October 2011 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2011 with one half to Saul Perlmutter The Supernova Cosmology Project Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California,...

CAASTRO – the new ARC Centre of Excellence

The sky is no longer the limit CAASTRO will be launched on Monday evening, 12 September 2011, hosted by Sydney Observatory.  Please see our Press Release for more information.   Watch this space for future newsletters, media releases and...

CAASTRO Launch

Please contact info@caastro.org prior to using these photos. For more photos of the CAASTRO Launch, please go to our Facebook page. Top row: Sydney Observatory illuminated by the CAASTRO logo (l.); CAASTRO brochures in the marquee (r.) Middle row: Superb catering for...