- ARC Laureate Fellow and Winthrop Research Professor at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, UWA., The University of Western Australia
The darkness of the night sky seems so obvious as to need no explanation – yet it has intrigued and baffled scientists for centuries.
¿Por qué la noche es oscura si hay infinitas estrellas? Hace ahora 200 años que Heinrich Olbers se hizo esta pregunta. La paradoja de Olbers se ha discutido desde entonces. Incluso Edgar Allan Poe buscó respuesta a una de las preguntas más hermosas de la ciencia.
Découvrez le paradoxe d’Olbers : si notre univers est infini alors il devrait y avoir une infinité d’étoiles, donc la nuit, le ciel devrait être brillant.
Through direct comparison with images from Hubble, you can start to see the exquisite detail and clarity Webb provides.
The headquarters of the Australian Space Agency will be in Adelaide. So how did we get to this point? Here are ten essential reads to fill you in.
Australia occupies a unique location vital for supporting NASA and ESA deep-space missions.
An Australian Space Agency could capitalise on our history working with NASA and the ESA and boost our entry into the expanding commercial space industry.
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