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
Putting immunity under the microscope (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Prof. Sarah Russell on 11 September 2015.
2015 has been decreed the International Year of Light by the United Nations, and in recognition of this we expand our public astronomy lecture se…
2015 has been decreed the International Year of Light by the United Nations, and in recognition of this we expand our public astronomy lecture se…
00:55:31 |
Tue 15 Sep 2015
Galaxies and black holes (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Prof. Roger Davies on 4 September 2015.
Using exceptional data from Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have discovered supermassive black holes, with masses ranging from millions to billi…
Using exceptional data from Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have discovered supermassive black holes, with masses ranging from millions to billi…
01:01:15 |
Tue 08 Sep 2015
State of the Universe V - The Spectrum Strikes Back (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Celebrate the International Year of Light and National Science Week 2015 with Assoc. Prof. Chris Fluke, as he hosts his fifth annual review of the State of the Universe. This year, the focus is on th…
00:51:50 |
Tue 18 Aug 2015
Astronomy in the blink of an eye: transient events in the Universe (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Emily Petroff on 19 June 2015.
Most things in the Universe happen over millions or even billions of years but some things change on the timescales of human life and can be seen to change …
Most things in the Universe happen over millions or even billions of years but some things change on the timescales of human life and can be seen to change …
01:11:56 |
Tue 07 Jul 2015
Observatories of Chile (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Prof. Jeremy Mould on 7th May 2015.
The skies of northern Chile are considered the best in the world for astronomy at visible through millimetre wavelengths. Most of the observatories are…
The skies of northern Chile are considered the best in the world for astronomy at visible through millimetre wavelengths. Most of the observatories are…
00:58:07 |
Wed 06 May 2015
How the Universe grew up (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Prof. Karl Glazebrook on 10th April 2015.
The Universe began in the Big Bang now firmly established at 13.7 billion years ago. But then what? How did the hot expanding hydrogen of the ear…
The Universe began in the Big Bang now firmly established at 13.7 billion years ago. But then what? How did the hot expanding hydrogen of the ear…
01:01:34 |
Sun 12 Apr 2015
Should we announce ourselves to the galaxy? The debate on Messaging to Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (METI) (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by James Benford on 13th March 2015.
Messaging to Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (METI) is an issue dividing those who want to announce our presence to the cosmos by broadcasting to the near…
Messaging to Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (METI) is an issue dividing those who want to announce our presence to the cosmos by broadcasting to the near…
00:53:35 |
Thu 12 Mar 2015
Planet formation through radio eyes (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by David J. Wilner on 13 February 2015.
Where did the Earth come from? How can we know? How can particles no larger than those in smoke come together to make a planet thousands of kilometers…
Where did the Earth come from? How can we know? How can particles no larger than those in smoke come together to make a planet thousands of kilometers…
00:58:16 |
Fri 13 Feb 2015
A Tour of the Universe (and Selected Cosmic Mysteries) (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Katherine Mack on 7th December 2014.
Everything humanity has ever seen or experienced represents a tiny speck in a vast and mysterious Universe. What else is out there, and how are we …
Everything humanity has ever seen or experienced represents a tiny speck in a vast and mysterious Universe. What else is out there, and how are we …
00:59:18 |
Sat 06 Dec 2014
The role of hydrogen in the evolution of galaxies (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Assoc Prof. Virginia Kilborn on 7th November 2014.
Hydrogen gas is one of the main components in a galaxy like our own Milky Way - but we can't see it when we gaze into the night sky. I …
Hydrogen gas is one of the main components in a galaxy like our own Milky Way - but we can't see it when we gaze into the night sky. I …
01:00:52 |
Thu 06 Nov 2014
The search for gravitational waves - Ripples from the dark side of the Universe (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Prof. Sheila Rowan on 17th October 2014.
The information carried by these signals will give us new insight into the hearts of some of the most violent events in the Cosmos - from black ho…
The information carried by these signals will give us new insight into the hearts of some of the most violent events in the Cosmos - from black ho…
01:04:46 |
Wed 22 Oct 2014
Women in Astronomy (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Pamela Gay on 7th October 2014.
Scientific literacy is required if we want our global society to succeed, but for a variety of reasons, science isn't a passion for most people, and mo…
Scientific literacy is required if we want our global society to succeed, but for a variety of reasons, science isn't a passion for most people, and mo…
01:11:39 |
Mon 06 Oct 2014
Into the heart of darkness: Supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies - 2014 (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Associate Professor Darren Croton on 19th September 2014.
Black holes are amongst the most bizarre objects predicted by Einstein's theory of General Relativity. Many people may not realis…
Black holes are amongst the most bizarre objects predicted by Einstein's theory of General Relativity. Many people may not realis…
01:08:19 |
Wed 17 Sep 2014
A Night at the Keck (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Jeff Cooke, Mark Durre and Associate Professor Michael Murphy on 18th July 2014.
Swinburne University of Technology astronomers will share their stories of discovery using twin 10-metr…
Swinburne University of Technology astronomers will share their stories of discovery using twin 10-metr…
01:19:19 |
Thu 17 Jul 2014
Shadows of the Big Bang: The search for pristine gas fueling galaxies (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented Assoc. Prof. John O'Meara on 6th July 2014.
Through the combination of large telescopes, advanced computer simulations and advancing theory, cosmologists have made significant progress in de…
Through the combination of large telescopes, advanced computer simulations and advancing theory, cosmologists have made significant progress in de…
01:06:42 |
Wed 04 Jun 2014
Light pollution or who stole the night? (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Nick Lomb on 16th May 2014.
Melbourne is brightly lit at night. Some lighting is needed for safety, security and to make the city centre an attractive place, but is it all necessary? W…
Melbourne is brightly lit at night. Some lighting is needed for safety, security and to make the city centre an attractive place, but is it all necessary? W…
01:03:23 |
Wed 14 May 2014
Witnessing the deaths of the first stars in the Universe - from Hawthorn (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Jeff Cooke on 11th April 2014.
In this talk, I will take you back to a time shortly after the Big Bang when the first stars emerged from the darkness. Many of these stars were much mor…
In this talk, I will take you back to a time shortly after the Big Bang when the first stars emerged from the darkness. Many of these stars were much mor…
00:58:14 |
Thu 10 Apr 2014
Galaxies from the dawn of time (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Ivo Labbe on 21st March 2014.
The arrival of modern space telescopes, such as the Hubble Space Telescope have ushered in a true golden age in astronomy. We can now peer farther and dee…
The arrival of modern space telescopes, such as the Hubble Space Telescope have ushered in a true golden age in astronomy. We can now peer farther and dee…
01:12:48 |
Thu 20 Mar 2014
Hunting for Astronomical Fossils with Keck (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Professor Duncan Forbes on 11th February 2014.
Ancient star clusters are the fossils of the astronomical world. They formed at early times in the Universe and many have survived to the pr…
Ancient star clusters are the fossils of the astronomical world. They formed at early times in the Universe and many have survived to the pr…
00:46:13 |
Mon 10 Feb 2014
Einstein and Astronomers: An Ongoing Cosmic Saga (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Eyal Kazin on 8th November 2013.
Astronomers and Physicists have an interesting ongoing relationship. Normally, physicists explain natural phenomena, and tell astronomers what they sho…
Astronomers and Physicists have an interesting ongoing relationship. Normally, physicists explain natural phenomena, and tell astronomers what they sho…
01:02:48 |
Thu 07 Nov 2013
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