Polarized Shockwaves Shake the Universe’s Cosmic Web
Researchers at ICRAR have uncovered tantalizing evidence of magnetic fields in the universe’s largest cosmic structures. The cosmic web, a network of interconnecting filaments and…
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) News
Large and Small Magellanic Clouds May Have Had a Third Companion
Astronomers believe two of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way—the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds—may have had a third companion. Research published today describes…
Astronomers Use Radio Telescope to Listen in on Interstellar Visitor
A telescope in outback Western Australia has been used to listen to a mysterious cigar-shaped object that entered our Solar System late last year. The…
Astronomers Reveal That All Galaxies Rotate Once Every Billion Years
Astronomers have discovered that all galaxies rotate once every billion years, no matter how big they are. The Earth spinning around on its axis once…
New Simulation Shows What Happens When the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies Collide
Astronomers have discovered that our nearest big neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, is roughly the same size as the Milky Way. It had been thought that…
Astronomers Observe Nearby Radio Galaxy Centaurus A
Astronomers have used two Australian radio telescopes and several optical telescopes to study complex mechanisms that are fuelling jets of material blasting away from a…
