OzGrav
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The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery
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http://www.ozgrav.org 08-09-2016 06:59:06
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When a random conversation with someone from a different field results in new sensor, 100x more sensitive! Dark matter astrophysicists leveraging gravitational wave technology. physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/?N… Science & Medicine at ANU Australian Institute of Physics ourANU ANU Media Mount Stromlo OzGrav Dark Matter Centre
A new study led by OzGrav’s Dr Daniel Reardon from Swinburne University used a twinkling pulsar to reveal hidden plasma structures—and for the first time, peer inside a pulsar bow shock. Published in Nature Astronomy. Read more via The Conversation: theconversation.com/twinkling-star…
It starts with a bang… 💥 But to get a black hole, you first need stars. Not just any stars—massive ones. Stars at least 20x the mass of the Sun go supernova and collapse into black holes. OzGrav researchers at Swinburne University of Technology, Dr Kirsten Banks and Dr Sara Webb, explain.
The first black hole ever discovered? 🕳️ Cygnus X-1. It was spotted via X-rays in the 60s—long before we knew it was a black hole. OzGrav researchers at Swinburne University of Technology, Dr Kirsten Banks and Dr Sara Webb, share the story.
We can’t see black holes directly… But we can see: 🌀 A star wobbling around something invisible 🌊 Ripples in space-time from merging black holes OzGrav researchers at Swinburne University of Technology, Dr Kirsten Banks and Dr Sara Webb, explain.
Supermassive black holes = 100,000+ solar masses. Ours? Sagittarius A* at the heart of the Milky Way—4 million Suns heavy. 🌀 Less than 100 years ago, we didn’t even know it existed. OzGrav researchers at Swinburne University of Technology, Dr Kirsten Banks and Dr Sara Webb, explain.
Congratulations to OzGrav's Deputy Director, Professor Tamara Davis AM FAA Tamara Davis 🙌
