Aussie astronomers react to NASA Webb first images. Media contacts: Niall Byrne, niall@scienceinpublic.com.au, orJane Watkins, jane@scienceinpublic.com.au, Nearly 40 researchers across …
President Biden to release first pics from the $US10 billion James Webb Space Telescope Tuesday 12 July, 7.30 am AEST
What will Australians see with Webb? Aussie astronomers available for interviews in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. They’re using Webb to look for the first stars, the first …
What ingredients went into the galactic blender to create the Milky Way?
Our galaxy is a giant ‘smoothie’ of blended stars and gas but a new study tells us where the components came from Images and media kit download In its early days, the Milky Way was like …
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Too much heavy metal stops stars producing
Stars evolve according to the elements they manufacture Stars are giant factories that produce most of the elements in the Universe – including the elements in us, and in the Earth’s metal …
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Closing in on the first light in the Universe
Research using new antennas in the Australian hinterland has reduced background noise and brought us closer to finding a 13-billion-year-old signal Videos and images: direct link The early …
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Galaxies pump out contaminated exhausts
Corrected 31 August: '500 light years' updated to '500 million light years' Research reveals how star-making pollutes the cosmos Animation available, astronomers available in Australia and …
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