Monash Astrophysics
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Monash Astrophysics researchers study the universe from their secret lair deep in Melbourne's south-east suburbs
Clayton, Melbourne
Joined November 2016
Great to see so many Monash researchers sharing their work at the ASA in Adelaide this week. Great science and great conversations all around.
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RT @Monash_Science: 🚀 Big news! Our School of Physics and Astronomy celebrates 12 laureates of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physic….
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Monash researchers have simulated one of the lightest neutron stars ever—just 1.192 solar masses—bringing us closer to solving a key astrophysics puzzle. A leap forward for supernova science. 🌟🧠 #NeutronStars #Astrophysics #Supernova #MonashScience
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RT @ARC_OzGRav: 📢 That’s a wrap on LVK Melbourne 2025!. OzGrav was honoured to host this incredible gathering of colleagues from LIGO, Virg….
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Today our first year astros did some solar observing 🌞 Lucky for them the Sun is near the peak of its 11 year cycle so we were able to spot some beautiful Sunspots. 🔭😮 Swipe to see them for yourself! ➡ @Monash_Science #sun #telescope
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Exciting news! Monash University’s, Rowina Nathan, has authored a groundbreaking study using the powerful MeerKAT telescope to create the most detailed map of the gravitational wave background to date: 👉 an article on this work:
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RT @danprice_astro: Just for fun, here's a visualisation I made of minor bodies in the solar system, revealing a disc-like structure https:….
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RT @Monash_Science: Published in @Nature today, researchers, using tools pioneered by astrophysicists led by @MonashAstro A/Prof. @amanda_k….
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RT @Monash_Science: With the Leonid meteor shower expecting to hit peak visibility next week, @MonashAstro Associate Professor @MJIBrown sh….
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Huge congratulations to Tom who submitted his PhD thesis “Multi-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Calculations for Asymmetric Stripped-Envelope Supernovae” today ✨🎉💥
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RT @CSIRO_ATNF: Happy birthday Murriyang! #OnThisDay in 1961 on Wiradjuri Country, we inaugurated Murriyang, our Parkes radio telescope – a….
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A spooky pulsar, jack-o-lantern binary carved pumpkin 🎃 Happy Halloween from Monash Astrophysics ✨ #Halloween #science
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RT @danprice_astro: What’s more spooky than a graveyard where stars are shredded by giant black holes?
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Today's Monthly Roundup introduces three studies that have advanced our understanding of tidal disruption events.
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RT @arc_gov_au: Today, the ARC held an induction for the 2024 Future Fellowship recipients. In attendance were past Fellowship recipients P….
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RT @Monash_Science: In a world where space exploration and planetary defence are becoming increasingly critical, graduates like Mark Fittoc….
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RT @Monash_Science: Congrats to Dr Cameron Bentley @ChemistryMonash and Dr Hoaran Ren @MonashAstro on both winning the Faculty Award for Re….
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RT @Monash_Science: Dr Fan Liu's ground-breaking paper on planetary ingestion, published in @Nature, offers critical insights into star-pla….
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Congratulations to Monash Astrophysicist Dr Fan Liu who was awarded the Monash Faculty of Science Publication Award for their paper At Least One in a Dozen Stars Shows Evidence of Planetary Ingestion, Nature (2024).
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Today we had our beyond third year event, to encourage undergraduate students to consider further study in physics and astronomy. 🪐🔭 Students mingled with potential supervisors and we are looking forward to welcoming them next year! ✨ @Monash_Science
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