Mapping the magnetic bridge between our nearest galactic neighbours

May 15, 2017

For the first time, astronomers have detected a magnetic field associated with the Magellanic Bridge, the filament of gas stretching 75,000 light-years between the Milky Way Galaxy’s nearest galactic neighbours: […]

Star discovered in closest known orbit around likely black hole

March 14, 2017

Astronomers have found evidence for a star that whips around a black hole about twice an hour. This may be the tightest orbital dance ever witnessed for a likely black […]

Position Available: Program Director, ATNF Science

March 2, 2017

CASS is seeking a leader for the new “ATNF Science” program, which joins CASS Astrophysics and ATNF Science Operations. This program contains 40 staff engaged astrophysics research and supporting world-class […]

ASKAP hits the big-data highway

January 17, 2017

One of the world’s most powerful radio telescopes, our Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) based in remote Western Australia, has officially started ‘early science’. ASKAP’s antennas are now processing […]