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An artist’s impression of the Breakthrough Starshot light-sail space probe being accelerated away from Earth by the ground based high-power optical phased array.
Tuesday, 08 Jun 2021
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CGA scientists in collaboration with The Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics are developing architecture for an ambitious initiative to sail an ultra-lightweight spacecraft to travel to the nearest star, Alpha Centauri.

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Friday, 28 May 2021
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The International community of Gravitational Wave scientists are a few steps closer to detect a new source of gravitational waves that has never been detected.

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Monday, 03 May 2021
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ANU Gravitational Wave scientist are listening to faint gravitational wave hums

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Thursday, 11 Mar 2021
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Prof. David McClelland recipient of a prestigious Australian Academy of Science Medal

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Wednesday, 09 Dec 2020
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CGA is seeking Expressions of Interest for the appointment of two key senior positions.

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Wednesday, 18 Nov 2020
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The 2020 Dirac Medal in Theoretical Physics awarded to Prof. Susan Scott

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Thursday, 29 Oct 2020
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The 2020 Prime Minister Prize for Science goes to Australia's contribution to the first detection of gravitational waves

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Tuesday, 29 Sep 2020
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Prof. Susan Scott was honoured Fellow of American Physical Society in 2020.

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Wednesday, 02 Sep 2020
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Gravitational Wave scientists detected the most massive black hole formed by the collision of impossible black holes.

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