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Water Maser Survey to Find Maser Emissions in Sagittarius

Maser emissions, sometimes known as “cosmic lasers,” are created by amplifying stimulated emissions in the interstellar and circumstellar medium.

12 Sep 2022

Why Bulges Appear in the Milky Way Bar

A new simulation run on the world's most powerful astronomy-focused supercomputer has developed a testable hypothesis to explain how the Milky Way’s bar appears.

12 Sep 2022

Hawaii Telescope Captures Star Blasts Hitting Orion’s “Sword”

The most comprehensive photographs of the region where the famous constellation of Orion is bombarded with ultraviolet radiation from massive young stars have been taken by astronomers.

8 Sep 2022

Fermi Cocoon Occurs Due to Emission from the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy

According to a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of researchers has discovered a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way loaded with dark matter.

6 Sep 2022

The Deepest Images of the Universe Have Been Released

This image, which was recorded in high detail by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, is being stirred up by a flurry of dazzling white galaxies.

13 Jul 2022

CDU Students Involved in Rare Pluto Observation in Katherine

Charles Darwin University (CDU) students are joining a team of NASA-funded scientists and astronomers to observe Pluto pass in front of a distant star in Katherine on June 1.

26 May 2022

Scientists Use DLAs to Analyze Galactic Nurseries

Researchers have been able to look deeply into galactic nurseries at the heart of the young universe thanks to a wholly new instrument, a potent telescope, and a little support from nature.

19 May 2022

Intrinsic Charm of Protons may Trouble Terrestrial Neutrino Observers

Can the neutrino eyes of humanity, observatories such as the IceCube in Antarctica, really see neutrinos coming from deep space.

25 Mar 2022

Out of this World Experiment Lands in Space

A world-first – or solar system-first – archaeological project has this week begun on the International Space Station.

18 Jan 2022

The Local Bubble: The Source of All Nearby Young Stars

For decades, astronomers have known that the Earth and Sun lie the Local Bubble. Now, For the first time, a team of astronomers has been able to retrace the history of this star-filled neighborhood.

13 Jan 2022