Free Astronomy Public Lectures
The Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing is one of the premier research Astronomy centres in Australia.
- Update frequency
- every 40 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 89
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2022
Seeing double - Looking at the Universe with gravity's eyes (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Thomas E. Collett on Tuesday 14 November 2017.
Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts that light rays are bent when they travel past a massive object. In this talk, we will e…
Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts that light rays are bent when they travel past a massive object. In this talk, we will e…
01:05:12 |
Mon 13 Nov 2017
The most ancient spiral galaxies seen through nature's largest telescopes (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Tiantian Yuan on Friday 29 September 2017.
One of the most prominent features of galaxies today is the manifestation of elegant spiral arms. We live in a beautiful grand-design spiral …
One of the most prominent features of galaxies today is the manifestation of elegant spiral arms. We live in a beautiful grand-design spiral …
00:54:39 |
Thu 28 Sep 2017
The violent Universe: explosions, transient events, and gravitational waves (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Igor Andreoni on Friday 20 October 2017.
The ancients considered the Universe unchanging, and had a special name for the planets, which they regarded as “wanderers”. Any changes in the ni…
The ancients considered the Universe unchanging, and had a special name for the planets, which they regarded as “wanderers”. Any changes in the ni…
01:13:38 |
Tue 19 Sep 2017
"When life got really big" - Tales from a rock whisperer (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Prof. Patricia Vickers-Rich on Friday 7 July 2017.
We have been plotting the history of life around the world and climate over more than 1 billion years. Tonight we will zero in on a time…
We have been plotting the history of life around the world and climate over more than 1 billion years. Tonight we will zero in on a time…
01:04:40 |
Sun 23 Jul 2017
Small, medium, large: what galaxy sizes reveal about their past (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Rebecca Allen on Friday 12 May 2017. Galaxies are the largest structures of matter in our Universe. Our own Milky Way has been studied in glorious detail. We know it has billions of s…
00:53:30 |
Mon 15 May 2017
The rocket science in everyday life in your backyard (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr. Themiya Nanayakkara on 21st April 2017.
Over the last century, our understanding of the Universe has grown by leaps and bounds whilst posing new questions and testing our very fundame…
Over the last century, our understanding of the Universe has grown by leaps and bounds whilst posing new questions and testing our very fundame…
01:02:01 |
Wed 26 Apr 2017
Cosmology: from the Big Bang to the formation of atoms (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Assoc. Prof. Emma Ryan-Weber on 10 February 2017.
The whole Universe was in a hot dense state, then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started. Wait... is the Bang Bang true and how do…
The whole Universe was in a hot dense state, then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started. Wait... is the Bang Bang true and how do…
00:53:22 |
Tue 28 Mar 2017
The world's largest radio telescope in your backyard (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr. Tyler Bourke on 24th March 2017.
Australia is part of an international effort to build the World's largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). In fact, one of the two t…
Australia is part of an international effort to build the World's largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). In fact, one of the two t…
01:10:28 |
Sun 26 Mar 2017
LIGO, gravitational waves and the new astronomy (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
On September 14, 2015, gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes rippled through the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). The measurement of these ripples would ul…
01:13:00 |
Sun 08 Jan 2017
Into the heart of darkness: supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies - 2016 (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Prof. Darren Croton on 21 October 2016.
Black holes are among the most bizarre objects predicted by Einstein's theory of General Relativity. Many people may not realise that our own galax…
Black holes are among the most bizarre objects predicted by Einstein's theory of General Relativity. Many people may not realise that our own galax…
01:13:15 |
Thu 20 Oct 2016
Discovering the unexpected: Pulsars, fast radio bursts and aliens?
Presented by Prof. Matthew Bailes on 30 September 2016. Almost 50 years ago Jocelyn Bell built a new telescope with her supervisor Antony Hewish that had an unusual property: it had high time resolut…
01:21:16 |
Thu 29 Sep 2016
Life in the Universe - origins and discoveries (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by on 22 July 2016 by Rebecca Allen.
In the vast cold reaches of space life has been able to gain a foothold and flourish on at least one planet- ours. We know that water is critical to lif…
In the vast cold reaches of space life has been able to gain a foothold and flourish on at least one planet- ours. We know that water is critical to lif…
00:37:11 |
Tue 16 Aug 2016
Making darkness visible (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented on 17 June 2016 by Allan Duffy.
In the last 50 years astronomers have come to realise that there exists an invisible type of mass in the Universe, outweighing all of the atoms in every star…
In the last 50 years astronomers have come to realise that there exists an invisible type of mass in the Universe, outweighing all of the atoms in every star…
00:48:36 |
Mon 15 Aug 2016
Heavy elements in Red Giant Stars (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented on 20 May 2016 by Amanda Karakas.
Most of the elements in the periodic table heavier than hydrogen and helium were forged in stars. Through the combined studies of stellar spectroscopy, nuc…
Most of the elements in the periodic table heavier than hydrogen and helium were forged in stars. Through the combined studies of stellar spectroscopy, nuc…
00:44:40 |
Thu 11 Aug 2016
Cosmic cartography: making maps of the Universe (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented on 15 April 2016 by Dr Elisabete da Cunha.
Almost one hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble revolutionised our understanding of the Universe and our place in it when he discovered that …
Almost one hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble revolutionised our understanding of the Universe and our place in it when he discovered that …
01:12:00 |
Thu 21 Apr 2016
Planets: From our Solar System to new Exoworlds (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented on 18 March 2016 by Elodie Thilliez and Matthew Agnew.
The Solar system is a remarkable place filled with wonderfully varied worlds. Travelling outwards from the sun we first encounter the h…
The Solar system is a remarkable place filled with wonderfully varied worlds. Travelling outwards from the sun we first encounter the h…
01:04:11 |
Thu 17 Mar 2016
Black hole binaries - a unique love story (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Pablo A. Rosado on 18th February 2016.
One of the greatest scientific discoveries of all times was achieved last week: the first detection of gravitational waves, emitted by a black ho…
One of the greatest scientific discoveries of all times was achieved last week: the first detection of gravitational waves, emitted by a black ho…
01:03:22 |
Wed 17 Feb 2016
Exploring the universe with the world's largest radio telescope (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented on 4 December 2015 by Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith.
What is Dark Matter? How did the solar system form? Was Einstein right about the nature of gravity? Are we alone in the universe? To tackle these…
What is Dark Matter? How did the solar system form? Was Einstein right about the nature of gravity? Are we alone in the universe? To tackle these…
01:23:20 |
Thu 03 Dec 2015
Tune into the skies: how to do cosmology in the radio (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Laura Wolz on Friday 23 October 2015.
Radio telescopes have made numerous appearances in media and films due to their huge, mechanical appearances contrasting with the natural backgro…
Radio telescopes have made numerous appearances in media and films due to their huge, mechanical appearances contrasting with the natural backgro…
00:59:10 |
Thu 22 Oct 2015
New windows into the Universe : From cosmic dawn to today (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Associate Professor Kim-Vy Tran on Friday 9 October 2015.
Since Galileo's time, our ability to study the universe has been driven by our ability to collect light from distant objects. Due…
Since Galileo's time, our ability to study the universe has been driven by our ability to collect light from distant objects. Due…
01:09:31 |
Thu 08 Oct 2015
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