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Katherine Bennell-Pegg
Sunday, 29 Mar 2026

At Mount Stromlo Observatory, researchers at the ANU will support the mission through a demonstration of their optical communications technology.

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Orion Spacecraft at launch
Thursday, 26 Mar 2026

The ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the ANU Institute for Space is partnering with NASA as it prepares to send astronauts back to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission – the space agency’s first crewed mission beyond Earth’s orbit in more than 50 years.

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Four people are on stage seated on chairs.
Thursday, 12 Mar 2026

An opera singer, a vet and a winemaker walked onto a stage. It sounds like the start of a joke. Instead, what unfolded was a thoughtful discussion about curiosity, collaboration and the unpredictable path to scientific discovery.

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galaxy pair NGC5713/19

Dancing dwarf galaxies predict our Milky Way's future

A collaborative survey involving the Australian National University (ANU), the University of Queensland, and others, has provided a more detailed…
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Rosella

iLAuNCH Trailblazer program and Rosella

The Rosella program, developed in partnership with home-grown and international industry groups, will deliver a quasi-commercial detector control…
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A night in the life of an astronomer

A night in the life of an Astronomer

ANU College of Science and Medicine recently did a feature on RSAA Researcher, Dr Stefania Barsanti, observing on Australia's largest optical…
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A moonlit landscape with a brightly shining moon, stars twinkling in the sky, and a large tree silhouette beside a small building.
24 Apr 2026 | 7 - 9pm

Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2026

Mount Stromlo Observatory in conjunction with the Canberra Astronomical Society invite you to attend our public observing nights of 2026. Come and see the craters of the moon, planets, and beautiful star clusters and nebulae. Object visibility will vary depending on the night.
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A moonlit landscape with a brightly shining moon, stars twinkling in the sky, and a large tree silhouette beside a small building.
22 May 2026 | 7 - 9pm

Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2026

Mount Stromlo Observatory in conjunction with the Canberra Astronomical Society invite you to attend our public observing nights of 2026. Come and see the craters of the moon, planets, and beautiful star clusters and nebulae. Object visibility will vary depending on the night.
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A moonlit landscape with a brightly shining moon, stars twinkling in the sky, and a large tree silhouette beside a small building.
19 Jun 2026 | 7 - 9pm

Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2026

Mount Stromlo Observatory in conjunction with the Canberra Astronomical Society invite you to attend our public observing nights of 2026. Come and see the craters of the moon, planets, and beautiful star clusters and nebulae. Object visibility will vary depending on the night.
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