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Astronomers find regular rhythms among pulsating stars

14 May 2020 -
Young fast-rotating delta Scuti stars have defied analysis of its oscillations - until now. An Australian-led with Professor Tim Bedding from the University of Sydney has successfully discovered regular patterns in their oscillations. Their findings
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/05/14/astronomers-find-regular-rhythms-among-pulsating-delta-scuti-stars.html
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Australian invention to make it easier to find new Earths

23 October 2020 -
Stars twinkle when viewed from the ground, so how can you study exoplanets around distant stars without orbiting telescopes? Scientists at the University of Sydney have come up with an ingenious solution.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/10/21/Australian-invention-to-find-new-Earths-exoplanets-photonics-AI.html
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50th anniversary of the moon landing: Sydney experts weigh in

19 July 2019 -
Astrophysicist Professor Geraint Lewis is an expert on the role of dark energy and dark matter on the evolution and ultimate fate of the universe.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/07/19/50th-anniversary-of-the-moon-landing-Sydney-experts-weigh-in.html
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10 of the best science discoveries at Sydney in 2019

18 December 2019 -
9. The violent past of our neighbouring galaxy Andromeda. A team of astronomers led by Professor Geraint Lewis revealed two periods over billions of years where Andromeda shredded incoming galaxies to ... that threads the universe,” said Professor
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/12/18/10-of-the-best-science-discoveries-at-sydney-in-2019.html
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Feeling glum? 10 positive stories you may have missed

14 August 2020 -
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still some good happening in the world. Here are ten of the University of Sydney's most promising and positive stories that you may have missed.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/08/11/feeling-glum--10-positive-stories-you-may-have-missed.html
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Student astronomer finds galactic missing matter

8 February 2021 -
Half of the universe's baryonic matter is 'missing', but University of Sydney PhD student Yuanming Wang has developed an ingenious method to help track it down.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/02/08/student-astronomer-finds-galactic-missing-matter-askap-radio-astronomy.html
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Worlds next door: looking for habitable planets at Alpha Centauri

23 August 2022 -
In collaboration with the Breakthrough Initiative, Saber Astronautics and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Professor Peter Tuthill at the University of Sydney is leading TOLIMAN, a project to discover if the nearest stars have planets that could
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/11/17/worlds-next-door-habitable-planets-alpha-centauri-exoplanets-breakthrough.html
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Strange radio waves emerge from direction of the galactic centre

15 October 2021 -
A student at the University of Sydney has discovered strange radio signals emerging from deep inside the Milky Way. They fit no understood pattern of variable radio source and could suggest a new class of stellar object.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/10/12/strange-radiowaves-galactic-centre-askap-j173608-2-321635.html
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Sydney researchers ranked among global elite

6 September 2023 -
Professor Geraint Lewis.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/11/16/sydney-researchers-ranked-among-global-elite.html
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Sydney astronomers identify the coldest star yet that emits radio waves

14 July 2023 -
Cooler than a campfire and smaller than Jupiter, this brown dwarf is a rare find. University of Sydney astronomers have studied the star and found it emits radio waves, helping us further understand the evolution of stars.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/07/14/astronomers-identify-coldest-star-yet-emits-radio-waves-ultracool-brown-dwarf.html