Physics and Astronomy News

Stars are giant factories that produce most of the elements in the Universe – including the elements in us, and in the Earth’s metal deposits. But what stars produce changes over time.

An international study led by Monash University astronomers focusing on an infamous star in Orion may help to shed light on how the solar system formed.

An international team of scientists, including Australian researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), have collaborated on a study released today, presenting the largest number of gravitational wave

How common is our Solar System? Less common than we might think.

Congratulations to Monash School of Physics and Astronomy alumnus Dr Colm Talbot on being one of six Australian astronomers to be recognised by the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA), the country’s professional body for the field.

The first observation of the neutron star-black hole merger was made on 5th January 2020 when gravitational waves -- tiny ripples in the fabric of space and time -- were detected from the collision event by LIGO and Virgo.

The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment at CERN has announced new results which, if confirmed, challenges the Standard Model of particle physics.

Australia has made substantial investments in the development of quantum technologies.

A love of astrophysics - and etymology, has inspired a new beautifully illustrated children’s book which unpacks the origins and meaning of ‘space words’.