Curtin researcher helps find largest supernova remnant by looking in right place
March 5, 2021An international team of researchers, using powerful new X-ray telescope eROSITA to conduct the first all-sky X-ray survey in 25 years, have detected the largest supernova remnant ever discovered with X-rays, dubbed Hoinga.
Outback telescope captures Milky Way centre, discovers remnants of dead stars
November 20, 2019A radio telescope in the Western Australian outback has captured a spectacular new view of the centre of the galaxy in which we live, the Milky Way.
Astronomers Observe the Magnetic Field of the Remains of Supernova 1987A
July 2, 2018For the first time, astronomers have directly observed the magnetism in one of astronomy’s most studied objects: the remains of Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A), a dying star that appeared in our skies over thirty years ago.
