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Neutron-star merger creates new mysteries
December 21, 2017
The neutron-star merger announced in October 2017 has solved one mystery – where gold comes from – but has also raised other questions, an international team reports today in the […]

It’s been 50 years since the discovery of pulsars
December 8, 2017
2017 marks 50 years since pulsars were discovered. Our Parkes radio telescope has found more than half of those now known. More information.

Astronomer maps locations of mysterious fast-moving gas
December 5, 2017
An Australian researcher has created the most detailed map to date of clouds of high-velocity gas around our Galaxy. The work uses a survey made by CSIRO’s Parkes telescope and […]