Interview on ABC Brisbane Afternoons With Matt Webber (12th February 2014)
Alan Duffy
A fun interview about the recent discovery of the oldest star, and a plug for an upcoming Science of Doctor Who show I'm involved in... (Thanks Matt!)
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The First Astronomers (The Voice/The Age)
Alan Duffy
A wonderful article on indigenous astronomy, and my own small efforts try to both teach (and learn!) about this fascinating tradition as well as the science underpinning it during a visit to Karratha in the Pilbara region of WA.
Read MoreRosetta reaches Comet 67P - ABC Breakfast News TV
Alan Duffy
On the morning that Rosetta woke up after ten long years travelling to meet the comet I was invited to the ABC studios to chat about why this was important and what we can learn about our own past.
Read MoreInterview on ABC Melbourne Drive with Michael Veitch (10th Jan 2014)
Alan Duffy
An interview (10th Jan 2014) with ABC 774 Drive time presenter Michael Veitch ended up being a 40 min show with me taking calls from around Australia. A lot of fun with some seriously challenging questions!
Read MoreThe Laborastory - The Unluckiest Astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil
Alan Duffy
The story of the 18th century French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil.
Read MoreInterview on 2UE Stir with Brian Carlton (13th November 2013)
Alan Duffy
A fun chat about a free-floating planet and water-rich asteroids with a very well-versed Brian Carlton breaking astronomy stories..!
Read MoreNews piece on ABC World Today With Eleanor Hallo (7th November 2013)
Alan Duffy
A phone interview about the latest research into the meteorite which caused so much damage in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Read MoreNews piece on ABC PM With David Mark (29th October 2013)
Alan Duffy
Interview about the UN efforts to combat the threat of asteroid
Read MoreStephen Hawking - Al Jazeera News TV
Alan Duffy
A great opportunity to chat about my hero, Prof Stephen Hawking, with Al Jazeera.
Read MoreVoyager 1 Crosses The Final Frontier (The Age/Brisbane Times/Sydney Morning Herald)
Alan Duffy
An interview for The Age the success of NASA's Voyager 1 in leaving the Solar System. This was an extremely tight lead time, a fun process to beat the deadline, and was used for other newspapers around Australia as well as The Age (e.g. Brisbane Times, Sydney Morning Herald).
Read MoreAustralia's guide to the galaxy | Australia Unlimited 05/09/13
Alan Duffy
A very flattering feature on the excellent website, Australia Unlimited, that showcases breakthrough Australian talent - my co-interviewees in the other sections are impressive to say the least!
Read MoreLost in Space (The Age/Canberra Times/Newcastle Herald)
Alan Duffy
The last article from the Are We Alone night (with Q&A video) focussing on rogue planets that are flung from their orbits due to other planets/stars and which may yet host life... This feature was in The Age but syndication meant it appeared in several other national papers (Canberra Times as well as the Newcastle Herald).
Read MoreLone Rangers (The Age/Brisbane Times/Sydney Morning Herald)
Alan Duffy
My continuing interviews with Peter Spinks now on rogue exoplanets, which came up in our succesful Are We Alone night in Federation Square, Melbourne. This was originally printed in The Age (but thanks to syndication appeared in the Brisbane Times and the Sydney Morning Herald!)
Read MoreMysterious Worlds (The Age/Brisbane Times/Sydney Morning Herald)
Alan Duffy
My first interview with Peter Spinks on the search for exoplanets, features a plug for the Are We Alone night in Federation Square, Melbourne. This was originally printed in The Age (thanks to syndication also appeared in Brisbane Times and the Sydney Morning Herald).
Read MoreDaily Mail 31/12/12
Alan Duffy
I made it all the way to UK when the Daily Mail picked up my research for the new surveys using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder... known as WALLABY and DINGO. Great pun leading this... "Forget Skippy: WALLABY and DINGO to find 700k galaxies". Also the comments at the end are fun too.
Read MoreGuardian Online 30/12/12
Alan Duffy
A feature by the always superb Guardian newspaper on my work predicting the performance of the upcoming Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope.
Read MoreReach For The Heavens (The Age)
Alan Duffy
An extended interview in The Age on the possibilities of finding galaxies with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope.
Read MoreInterview on ABC Southcoast Morning with John Cecil (14th November 2012)
Alan Duffy
What started off as a chat about my latest research on finding galaxies with a soon to be built telescope ended up in a massive discussion about the Big Bang!
Read MoreSunday Times Magazine 29/01/12
Alan Duffy
In 2011/2012 I was chosen by the Sunday Times Magazine as one of Western Australia's Best and Brightest. Incredibly I'm in the same list as rugby international legend David Pocock, which is absurd but definitely flattering!
Read MoreSubiaco Post 28/05/11
Alan Duffy
Article on my evening planaterium show hosted at SciTech in my local (at the time) newspaper
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