Real world problems
People say industry tackles “real world” problems. Does it? Let’s talk about what we should call “real world” problems, and what they actually are in industry.
UTMOST: The Upgraded Molonglo Telescope
Here is a gallery of pictures I took at Molongo (Australia).
Swinburne Astronomy Public Lecture
Rumours were getting louder, something had happened, possibly a big discovery... At the beginning of 2016, I was invited to give a public lecture at Swinburne University, were I was working ...
Pint in the Sky: Aliens
Join Alan Duffy and Katie Mack in a new episode of Pint in the Sky. This episode is about... Aliens! Well, actually, it's about the search for planets outside of our Galaxy, also called "exopl...
Pint in the Sky: Zone of Avoidance
Join Alan Duffy and Katie Mack in a new episode of Pint in the Sky. This episode is about the Galaxy's 'Zone of Avoidance'. In particular, we talk about a recent study that has revealed lots o...
Battling Bird Flu
The avian influenza virus is still a major global problem. However, the most common victims are actually birds, not humans. What do we know about bird flu, and how can we control it?
The Invisible Colours of the Universe
Take a look into the depths of the universe with scientists from the Albert Einstein Institute in Hanover, and discover amazing astrophysical objects like neutron stars and supermassive black h...
The FRB Enigma
In 2001, a radio telescope detected a very short and strange signal. It seems to come from a very distant galaxy. It was the first 'Fast Radio Burst' (FRB) observed, a mysterious signal that can te...