Any other exotic astronomical objects out there?

Looking forward to all the fun facts, quirky discussions, and stellar guests we have on the next 30 episodes of the show 😉

Artistic illustrations play an important role in #science communication by helping the public conceptualise complex ideas through visual media. But sometimes artists just ctrl-c/ctrl-v a bunch of elements and we end up with what looks like a galaxy with extra pepperoni

Most astronomical research is done by grad students, and most grad students barely have enough time to work on their own research projects. Scott Manley is 100% right here

The #RaiseTheStipend petition 👇 has passed 5,000 signatures! But how will it get to 20,000 in the last week? By you sharing it with friends & family (not just other academics & students) by word of mouth, email, WhatsApp groups etc. Get to it! ▶️ aph.gov.au/e-petitions/pe…

Congratulations Keith and Ryan!

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Guess how much Australian PhD students receive for their stipend? IT’S BELOW MINIMUM WAGE! 😠 Sign this petition to let parliament know that we need this to change 🔥 aph.gov.au/e-petitions/pe… Petition closes July 24 #RaiseTheStipend #PhD

Every year on the anniversary of his death I reread this short essay by the late theoretical physicist Steven Weinberg. Each time I find at least one new insight as well as a renewed sense of motivation to continue forging my own path. nature.com/articles/42638… #science #physics

Wonderful result - first ancient star with robust age (6% error). To be honest, all previous claims are at least a factor of two worse! arxiv.org/pdf/2407.17566 Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA)

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Even in my wildest dream, I did not think that my game could make it to the homepage of Nature🤯. Very excited to launch it soon! nature.com/articles/d4158…

Laughs in MIRIAD

Another reminder that the data from SKA-low is going to be out of this world 🤯

This is the Corkscrew Galaxy. 🌌 Discovered in the 1960s with Murriyang, our Parkes radio telescope, the capabilities of our ASKAP radio telescope and the work of our astronomers have revealed details and structure that has never been seen before.

Our radio telescopes unveil the weird and wonderful in the Universe. Researchers using our #ASKAP radio telescope on Wajarri Country have produced the best image yet of the Corkscrew Galaxy, showing structures never seen before #astronomy2024 Credit: S.Duchesne

This makes me tired. No, I focus my research on a specific set of open questions that I think are interesting and important, and I focus my teaching on the subject the students signed up to learn.

One of the most inspiring guests that we've had the pleasure of chatting with on our show Science, Actually! Thanks again Janet's Planet for sharing your story and for continuing to cultivate the next generation of brilliant thinkers and doers! youtube.com/watch?v=JfyfMy…