Monash Biologists and Physicists awarded ARC Future Fellowships
Two biologists and two physicists have collectively been awarded four Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships worth approximately $4 million.
Science 17 October, 2019
Second baby planet found using technique pioneered by Monash astrophysicists
Monash astrophysicists using the ALMA telescope in Chile have made a world-first discovery with the sighting of a second new ‘baby’ planet (two to three times heavier than Jupiter) inside a gas and dust gap.
Physics and Astronomy 13 August, 2019
Monash physicists discover new clue to planet formation
An international study led by the Monash School of Physics and Astronomy has discovered the first observational evidence for the existence of circumplanetary discs.
Physics and Astronomy 4 June, 2019
Double star solar system flips planet-forming disk into pole position
New research involving a Monash University astronomer has found the first confirmed example of a double-star solar system that has flipped its surrounding disc to a position that leaps over the orbital plane of those stars.
Physics and Astronomy 15 January, 2019
Astrophysicist is a Tall Poppy
Congratulations to Dr Andrew Casey, a lecturer in the School of Physics and Astronomy, who has been named 2018 Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science Award winner.
Physics and Astronomy 22 November, 2018
Monash Mathematician to join renowned physicist Professor Brian Cox on the ABC’s Stargazing Live Series
Stargazing enthusiasts will be taken on a stunning journey through space with Stargazing Live a show airing on the ABC featuring renowned physicist Professor Brian Cox and a panel of six scientists - including Monash’s very own Dr Alina
Mathematics 17 May, 2018
The background hum of space could reveal hidden black holes
Deep space is not as silent as we have been led to believe. Every few minutes a pair of black holes smash into each other. These cataclysms release ripples in the fabric of spacetime known as gravitational waves. Now Monash University
Physics and Astronomy 12 April, 2018
New computer simulations uncover the cause of mystery cosmic ‘horseshoe’ dust
Since 2013 astronomers have been wondering about giant dust shaped in a horseshoe surrounding a young star named ‘HD142527’.
Physics and Astronomy 14 March, 2018
What gravitational waves can teach us about the universe
Two collapsed stars collide in a galaxy 130 million light years away. The explosion caused a wobble in space-time called a gravitational wave that travelled across the universe, and was recorded by three supersensitive
Features and Opinion 23 November, 2017