Meteor shower from space

Meteor shower from space

Every January, bits of asteroid 2003 EH1 cross paths with Earth’s orbit to create a beautiful annual meteor shower: the Quadrantids. As the fragments collide with our atmosphere, they disintegrate […]

CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope

CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope

The 64 m radio telescope at Parkes Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, as seen in 1969, when it received signals from the Apollo 11 Moon landing. This photo, taken in […]

M87 Black Hole

M87 black hole

This photograph of the M87 galaxy black hole is the first image of a black hole in history! This first image of a black hole shows a bright ring with […]

Square Kilometre Array

SKA overview

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a large multi radio telescope project aimed to be built in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.