CAASTRO

08/03/2018

As CAASTRO draws to a close in 2018, we reflect on our research success over the past seven years.

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08/03/2018

As CAASTRO draws to a close in 2018, we reflect on our research success over the past seven years.

20/10/2017

And so it begins: our fourth and final Uluru Astronomy Weekend with talks, panel discussions, movie screenings, live demos and dinners. This year's CAASTRO experts are our director Prof Elaine Sadler, our "Dynamic" theme leader A/Prof Tara Murphy, together with our regular stars (pun alert!) Prof Ray Norris and Prof Rachel Webster. Hosted by A/Prof Lisa Harvey-Smith https://www.ayersrockresort.com.au/events/detail/uluru-astronomy-weekend

17/10/2017

Get more details about the breakthrough news in our press release http://www.caastro.org/news/2017-ligo-follow-up and our Chief Investigator A/Prof Tara Murphy's article https://theconversation.com/after-the-alert-radio-eyes-hunt-the-source-of-the-gravitational-waves-85106

17 October 2017Twenty-one CAASTRO astronomers from five institutions have contributed to a stunning breakthrough, announced today, that has brought gravitational-wave astronomy and conventional astronomy together.“For the first time we’ve seen

16/10/2017

CAASTRO members had their share in the revolutionary discovery of a neutron star merger through optical and radio follow-up of a gravitational wave alert. Watch our video:

Associate Professor Tara Murphy, Chief Investigator in CAASTRO's Dynamic Universe theme, and her colleagues describe the excitement of detecting radio waves ...

12/10/2017

Watch this space! CAASTRO member A/Prof Tara Murphy has exciting news (on Tuesday)

MEDIA ADVISORY: Australian scientists to discuss new developments in gravitational-wave astronomy NEWS BRIEFING: Tue 17 Oct 2017 at 09:00 AEDT at Old Parliament House, Canberra and online DETAILS...

13/09/2017

Following on from yesterday's story about recent SAMI results, here is a video of Caroline Foster talking about her work on measuring galaxy shapes, which she began while at the Australian Astronomical Observatory.

Credit: Ángel R. López-Sánchez.

11/09/2017

“This is the first time we’ve been able to reliably measure how a galaxy’s shape depends on any of its other properties – in this case, its rotation speed,” said research team leader Dr Caroline Foster of the University of Sydney.

12 September 2017For the first time astronomers have measured how a galaxy’s spin affects its shape.It sounds simple, but measuring a galaxy’s true 3D shape is a tricky problem that astronomers first tried to solve 90 years ago.“This is

18/08/2017

Join Alex Codoreanu for the final Live Stream, at 1PM AEST (half an hour from now!)

Alex Codoreanu (Swinburne) takes you inside the Cosmic Engine.

17/08/2017

Join Kathryn Ross for 's final Wake Up To Astronomy stream, grades kindy-yr 3

One of our CAASTRO astronomers answers questions from students in K-3 from all over the country.

17/08/2017

will be going live at 1PM AEST (30min) to talk about exploding stars! Yr 9-12 suggested

Fiona Panther (ANU) talks about the dramatic events that take place at the end of a large star's life.

16/08/2017

Prof. Scott Croom going live at 9AM AEST (30min) for Yr 4/5/6 Wake Up To Astronomy live stream

One of out CAASTRO astronomers answers questions from students in years 4-6 all over the country.