When two neutron stars collide, they shake spacetime and light up the cosmos in a brilliant flash called a kilonova. OzGrav researchers Dr Anais Möller, Dr Jade Powell and Dr Simon Stevenson explore how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory could help spot these rare events. aasnova.org/2026/02/04/h...

The upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time will detect an astonishing number of transients — including kilonovae from colliding neutron stars. aasnova.org/2026/02/04/h... 🔭🧪

ARC says they’ll announce DECRA and LIEF outcomes tomorrow (Tuesday 25th Nov). In recent times these announcements have been around 11am Canberra time. With 2 schemes on the same day, I assume they’ll announce one of them later in the day (probably DECRA first).

"Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves began a new era of astronomy." @simon-stevenson.bsky.social writes about gravitational-wave astronomy today theconversation.com/10-years-ago... #GW10Years 🔭🧪⚛️ 🖼️: C Knox

First, gravitational waves proved Einstein correct. Now, they’ve confirmed Stephen Hawking was right about black holes. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/10-year...

Ten years ago, we heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery proved Einstein right. Now, a new gravitational-wave discovery let's us put Stephen Hawking's laws of black holes to the test Check out the article I wrote for The Conversation theconversation.com/10-years-ago...

Ten years ago, we heard the universe for the first time. Now, we’ve heard it again... only louder. OzGrav researchers, Neil Lu, PhD student at the Australian National University (ANU), and Teagan Clarke, PhD student at Monash University, explain! youtube.com/shorts/edkqk...

A new gravitational wave event rocked detectors almost 10 years after the first detection. But this time, it was up to four times as loud thanks to a decade of upgrades. OzGrav Associate Investigator Dr Simon Stevenson explains more in The Conversation: theconversation.com/10-years-ago...

We are excited to announce the discovery of #GW231123, a gravitational-wave signal from the merger of two high-mass black holes to form one about 190–265 times the mass of our Sun ligo.org/ligo-virgo-k... #O4IsHere 🔭🧪☄️

The @ligo.org - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration is happy to announce the detection of the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves 🕳️🕳️

GW231123: Heaviest black‑hole merger yet detected in gravitational waves. ~100 M☉ + ~140 M☉ → ~225 M☉ remnant, spins near physical limit. “This blip forces us to rethink how very heavy, rapidly spinning black holes come to be.” – Prof Eric Thrane Read: www.ozgrav.org/news/ligo-de...

Scientists detect biggest ever merger of two massive black holes

Researchers at ICRAR & OzGrav, together with an international collaboration, have identified ASKAP J1832-0911—a long-period transient that emits 2-minute pulses in both radio and X-ray wavelengths every 44 minutes. Results published in Nature. Read more: www.ozgrav.org/news/cosmic-...

So the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland is looking to hire a lecturer/senior lecturer in one of the following areas: - Physics education research, - Quantum optics and quantum information, - Biophotonics and/or medical physics, - Astrophysics and/or space technology. 1/2...

A new study led by OzGrav’s Dr Daniel Reardon from Swinburne University used a twinkling pulsar to reveal hidden plasma structures—and for the first time, peer inside a pulsar bow shock. Published in Nature Astronomy. Read more via The Conversation: theconversation.com/twinkling-st...

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com reporting on the proposed changes to the ARC grants system. There’s concern that getting rid of standalone fellowships will have lots of unintended consequences, especially for Early-Career Researchers. By @donnadlu.bsky.social

#FutureFellowships #FT25 Detailed Assessor reports are now available in RMS and rejoinders have opened. Here’s an older thread with suggestions on dealing with assessor reports – especially the #ARC3DayRule – and constructing a rejoinder. threadreaderapp.com/thread/15191...

UK tour dates for the Devils have been announced. Further details over here... joeabercrombie.com/the-devils-u...