Oct 5, 2012
In their 2008 publication, Stephen Curran and colleagues discussed their study of far-away galaxies that are devoid of cool hydrogen gas – the fuel for star formation. Since observing distant galaxies also means looking far back in time (in this case, 11.5 billion...
Sep 4, 2012
Since Lorimer et al. (2007) reported the detection of a single short and bright radio burst that could be traced back to extragalactic origin, astronomers have tried to come up with plausible models to explain the observation and have conducted surveys to detect more...
Aug 13, 2012
Wide-field Optical Astronomy from Antarctica: a Chinese-Australian Workshop In January this year, China installed the first of three 0.5 metre wide-field (1.5x2.9 degree) optical imaging telescopes, AST3-1, at the highest point of the Antarctic plateau. Australia is...
Aug 13, 2012
Mount Burnett Observatory and CAASTRO are proud to present our joint National Science Week event: Each night from Monday 13th August to Friday 17th August there will be a talk by a Melbourne-based astrophysicist. Talks begin at 6:30 pm and run for an hour, to be...
Aug 13, 2012
Wide-field Optical Astronomy from Antarctica, a Chinese-Australian Workshop AAL, UNSW and CAASTRO held a one day workshop for Australian astronomers to engage with Chinese astronomers involved in the project at Dome A.The objective of the workshop was to define a plan...
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