Monash Astrophysics
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Welcome to the official Bluesky for Monash University Astrophysics! 🌠Follow us for research updates, department life and seriously cool science. ✨ 🚀#MonashAstrophysics #science #physics #astrophysics
A huge congratulations to Dr Madeline Howell and Dr Thomas Maunder on their PhD graduations! 💫 Maddy has gone onto a postdoc job in the US and Tom is doing data science in industry. We couldn’t be prouder!!
September 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A huge congratulations to Dr Madeline Howell and Dr Thomas Maunder on their PhD graduations! 💫 Maddy has gone onto a postdoc job in the US and Tom is doing data science in industry. We couldn’t be prouder!!
Front page news! 📰 Monash PhD researcher Christian Adamcwicz leads new LVK results revealing the mysterious 40 M☉ gap in black hole populations. Exciting clues about how the universe’s heaviest stars live and die! #BlackHoles #LVK #Astrophysics www.theaustralian.com.au/science/grav...
August 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Front page news! 📰 Monash PhD researcher Christian Adamcwicz leads new LVK results revealing the mysterious 40 M☉ gap in black hole populations. Exciting clues about how the universe’s heaviest stars live and die! #BlackHoles #LVK #Astrophysics www.theaustralian.com.au/science/grav...
Monash Astrophysics was well represented at GR24 & Amaldi16 in Glasgow! 🖤🌌
Our PhD students & postdocs presented cutting-edge research on gravitational waves, black holes, and fundamental physics at this major international conference. #GR24 #Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves
Our PhD students & postdocs presented cutting-edge research on gravitational waves, black holes, and fundamental physics at this major international conference. #GR24 #Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves
August 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Monash Astrophysics was well represented at GR24 & Amaldi16 in Glasgow! 🖤🌌
Our PhD students & postdocs presented cutting-edge research on gravitational waves, black holes, and fundamental physics at this major international conference. #GR24 #Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves
Our PhD students & postdocs presented cutting-edge research on gravitational waves, black holes, and fundamental physics at this major international conference. #GR24 #Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves
Great to see so many Monash researchers sharing their work at the ASA in Adelaide this week. Great science and great conversations all around.
July 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Great to see so many Monash researchers sharing their work at the ASA in Adelaide this week. Great science and great conversations all around.
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
April 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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
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! ➡ #sun #telescope #space #monash
April 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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! ➡ #sun #telescope #space #monash
Monash University takes all three prizes at the OzGrav bingo ice breaker activity at the 2024 retreat! @ozgrav.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Monash University takes all three prizes at the OzGrav bingo ice breaker activity at the 2024 retreat! @ozgrav.bsky.social
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: shorturl.at/KRXKj
Check out an article on Rowina’s work: shorturl.at/oS3G1
Check out an article on Rowina’s work: shorturl.at/oS3G1
December 3, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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: shorturl.at/KRXKj
Check out an article on Rowina’s work: shorturl.at/oS3G1
Check out an article on Rowina’s work: shorturl.at/oS3G1
Huge congratulations to Tom who submitted his PhD thesis “Multi-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Calculations for Asymmetric Stripped-Envelope Supernovae” today ✨🎉💥
November 11, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Huge congratulations to Tom who submitted his PhD thesis “Multi-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Calculations for Asymmetric Stripped-Envelope Supernovae” today ✨🎉💥
A spooky pulsar, jack-o-lantern binary carved pumpkin 🎃 Happy Halloween from Monash Astrophysics ✨ #science #space #spooky #halloween
October 31, 2024 at 4:30 AM
A spooky pulsar, jack-o-lantern binary carved pumpkin 🎃 Happy Halloween from Monash Astrophysics ✨ #science #space #spooky #halloween
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).
October 24, 2024 at 5:29 AM
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).
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! ✨
October 15, 2024 at 2:15 AM
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! ✨
🎉 Huge congratulations to our talented Honours student, Amber Tilly, for being the Regional Winner of the 2024 Global Undergraduate Awards for her report on modelling disk kinematics in protoplanetary disk AS209! 🏆✨
September 18, 2024 at 2:23 AM
🎉 Huge congratulations to our talented Honours student, Amber Tilly, for being the Regional Winner of the 2024 Global Undergraduate Awards for her report on modelling disk kinematics in protoplanetary disk AS209! 🏆✨
On Friday Maddy and Giulia submitted their PhD theses and went on the famous walk to the graduate research office to collect their pens. We’re proud of their hard work and excited for the bright futures ahead. Congratulations Maddy and Giulia!
September 3, 2024 at 8:16 AM
On Friday Maddy and Giulia submitted their PhD theses and went on the famous walk to the graduate research office to collect their pens. We’re proud of their hard work and excited for the bright futures ahead. Congratulations Maddy and Giulia!
From 8-12 of July the ACES: Advances in Cool Evolved Stars conference ran at Monash in hybrid format. The conference was organised by Taïssa Danilovich with assistance from Amanda Karakas, Zara Osborn, Maddy Howell, Alex Wallace, Yoshi Mori, Fan Liu and Carolyn Doherty.
August 29, 2024 at 10:59 PM
From 8-12 of July the ACES: Advances in Cool Evolved Stars conference ran at Monash in hybrid format. The conference was organised by Taïssa Danilovich with assistance from Amanda Karakas, Zara Osborn, Maddy Howell, Alex Wallace, Yoshi Mori, Fan Liu and Carolyn Doherty.
New research from Monash University explains the mysterious bumps in superluminous supernovae. A "magnetar-star binary engine" could be the key, where a magnetar evaporates its companion star, causing the unique light curves. More details: shorturl.at/RwguZ
August 29, 2024 at 5:56 AM
New research from Monash University explains the mysterious bumps in superluminous supernovae. A "magnetar-star binary engine" could be the key, where a magnetar evaporates its companion star, causing the unique light curves. More details: shorturl.at/RwguZ
Monash Physics and Astrophysics students go beyond theory—they code in various languages, simulate galaxies, and analyse data to bring the universe into the classroom. Professor Daniel Price energised a second-year coding session, making physics come alive! 🚀
August 27, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Monash Physics and Astrophysics students go beyond theory—they code in various languages, simulate galaxies, and analyse data to bring the universe into the classroom. Professor Daniel Price energised a second-year coding session, making physics come alive! 🚀
A new paper by Lewis Picker explores the role of convection as a dominant form of energy transport in massive stars. It highlights how the convective mass of stars changes throughout their evolution and the impact this can have on binary star systems.https://shorturl.at/PSI6y
August 26, 2024 at 4:43 AM
A new paper by Lewis Picker explores the role of convection as a dominant form of energy transport in massive stars. It highlights how the convective mass of stars changes throughout their evolution and the impact this can have on binary star systems.https://shorturl.at/PSI6y
Last month, our very own Rowina and Valentina embarked on an exciting trip to Hannover and Italy! Their adventure started at the Max Planck Institute in Hannover, followed by the IPTA international conference in Milano and Sexten.
Check out some highlights from their trip!
Check out some highlights from their trip!
August 21, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Last month, our very own Rowina and Valentina embarked on an exciting trip to Hannover and Italy! Their adventure started at the Max Planck Institute in Hannover, followed by the IPTA international conference in Milano and Sexten.
Check out some highlights from their trip!
Check out some highlights from their trip!
Eric Thrane, Rowina Nathan, and Valentina Di Marco had an inspiring time at the International Pulsar Timing Array Annual Science Meeting in Italy. They connected with global collaborators and had the honour of meeting Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the discoverer of pulsars.
August 19, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Eric Thrane, Rowina Nathan, and Valentina Di Marco had an inspiring time at the International Pulsar Timing Array Annual Science Meeting in Italy. They connected with global collaborators and had the honour of meeting Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the discoverer of pulsars.
Today at Monash University, we celebrated Dr. Rosemary Mardling's remarkable career with a mini-symposium titled "Dynamical Systems - A Celebration of Dr. Rosemary Mardling's Career." Speakers reflected on her favourite research theme, Resonance and Chaos in Astrophysical Systems.
August 16, 2024 at 6:24 AM
Today at Monash University, we celebrated Dr. Rosemary Mardling's remarkable career with a mini-symposium titled "Dynamical Systems - A Celebration of Dr. Rosemary Mardling's Career." Speakers reflected on her favourite research theme, Resonance and Chaos in Astrophysical Systems.
Have we finally found the elusive nHz gravitational waves? Pulsar timing arrays say yes, but could pesky noise be fooling us? A recently published article by
Valentina Di Marco et al here at Monash digs into the potential errors that could bias these results. shorturl.at/sSSER
Valentina Di Marco et al here at Monash digs into the potential errors that could bias these results. shorturl.at/sSSER
August 11, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Have we finally found the elusive nHz gravitational waves? Pulsar timing arrays say yes, but could pesky noise be fooling us? A recently published article by
Valentina Di Marco et al here at Monash digs into the potential errors that could bias these results. shorturl.at/sSSER
Valentina Di Marco et al here at Monash digs into the potential errors that could bias these results. shorturl.at/sSSER
After two black holes merge they ring like a bell until perfectly spherical again 🕳Can we measure this ringing? 👂 Monash Astrophysicists @astroteagan.bsky.social, @plasky.bsky.social and Eric Thrane investigate by measuring tones in numerical relativity data. We can measure up to 3 tones at once!
July 24, 2024 at 5:33 AM
After two black holes merge they ring like a bell until perfectly spherical again 🕳Can we measure this ringing? 👂 Monash Astrophysicists @astroteagan.bsky.social, @plasky.bsky.social and Eric Thrane investigate by measuring tones in numerical relativity data. We can measure up to 3 tones at once!
How do baby planets grow? Monash Astrophysicist Dr. Rachel Harrison observes dust polarisation in protoplanetary disks, the cradles of new planets. Her survey reveals that similar disks can have different polarisation patterns due to varying dust and star properties. shorturl.at/6jXy8
June 5, 2024 at 1:40 AM
How do baby planets grow? Monash Astrophysicist Dr. Rachel Harrison observes dust polarisation in protoplanetary disks, the cradles of new planets. Her survey reveals that similar disks can have different polarisation patterns due to varying dust and star properties. shorturl.at/6jXy8
In today’s seminar we were introduced to GW230529 by Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social 👋🏻 The primary object in this (likely) neutron star black hole merger is in the lower mass gap! 🕳️💥 #womeninstem #astrophysics
May 28, 2024 at 5:13 AM
In today’s seminar we were introduced to GW230529 by Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social 👋🏻 The primary object in this (likely) neutron star black hole merger is in the lower mass gap! 🕳️💥 #womeninstem #astrophysics