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The discovery of the closest Earth-like world yet has huge implications for the search for alien life. We think this world will likely be too hot but it means rocky worlds similar in size to us really are everywhere... So where are all the aliens?
Read MoreI made it to the panel of ABC's The Drum to chat about finding aliens with the amazing Breakthrough Listen project and the lead role Australia is playing in this endeavour.
Read MoreQuite ridiculously I found myself chatting to THE Tony Jones on ABC Lateline about the awesome Pluto flyby mission.
Read MoreBlackholes can lie dormant for decades or more, supermassive blackholes like the one in the centre of our galaxy can silently wait for millions of years, before flaring into life as the brightest objects in the sky thanks to accreting material swirling around them glowing X-ray hot.
Read MoreMy student's second paper of a stunning 3-part series on the growth of dark matter structures. In this paper Camila tied the distribution of dark matter in haloes (i.e. the density profile) and initial power spectrum of the universe. This used detailed N-body simulations that Camila herself ran several of on supercomputer. Reference: Correa, Wyithe, Schaye and Duffy 2015 MNRAS 450, 1521C
Read MoreI was pretty stoked to see the lander had made a surprise reawakening and rushed down to the studios to share my happiness!
Read MoreMy student's first paper of her PhD was a stunning 3-part series on the growth of dark matter structures. In this paper Camila set up the analytic machinery that tied the mass accretion history of haloes to the underlying cosmology of the universe using linear structure formation theory. In particular she showed that the rapid exponential growth of haloes in the early universe slows to become a slower power law at late times thanks to Dark Energy. Reference: Correa, Wyithe, Schaye and Duffy 2015 MNRAS 450, 1514-1520
Read MoreNASA has an outrageously cool new spacecraft concept for landing ever larger cargo loads onto Mars. And yes it looks like a flying saucer.
Read MoreChannel 7's Weekend Sunrise had a feature on favourite dark matter detector in the Southern Hemisphere (it's the first and only one so that's an easy choice, as well as being a Co-Investigator which helps!)
Read MoreA chat on the couch about our Sun's Future and the protoplanet Ceres
Read MoreModern life can seem overwhelmingly complex. By showing the astounding insights into the world we live in from asking three brief questions, I told the Sydney Opera House that sometimes the best way to understand something complex is to ask a simple question.
Read MoreWith the excitement of our funding secured to build the world's first dark matter detector in the Southern Hemisphere in Stawell, Victoria we hosted VIPs and a film crew from 7's Sunrise Weekend. It was 30+ degrees and 100% humidity a km underground but that's where you need to go to search for dark matter!
Read MoreUnexpected (and slightly surprising) honour but I made Australia's "Men's Style Magazine" Men of Influence 2015 list, crazily this was alongside legend Hawthorn Hawks player Shaun Burgoyne. Still, I took it as a good sign that science was being considered as a key part of Australia.
Read MoreA Russian spacecraft is spinning out of control and I get to rant about the awesome physics of Interstellar too. Fun chat on the couch.
Read MoreJust an amazing experience heading up to the beautiful Pilbara region of West Australia to speak about aboriginal astronomy. I was part of an amazing lineup of speakers and events for the Karijini Experience, featuring everything from indigenous basket weaving techniques to Opera in the Gorge by the incomparable Deborah Cheetham
Read MoreThe worlds most famous telescope just turned 25, I looked back on some of its iconic images and greatest discoveries.
Read MoreThe tricky issue of science funding in Australia, which thankfully was soon rectified (for a year or two) after this broadcast. I also got to chat about Blackholes which is far more fun but without the funding we couldn't actually study these beasts so the two issues go hand in hand.
Read MoreI managed to corner the Prime Minister for a chat about my research during Science Meets Parliament when 200 scientists descended on Canberra to learn how to talk science to the funding bodies and politicians.
Read MoreAstoundingly discovery that the moon of Jupiter known as Ganymede has more water below the surface than all of our oceans combined. Also a quick chat about science funding.
Read MoreThe Sun (like most stars) didn't form alone but came with 10s - 100s of siblings are born together. Thanks to new telescopes we can track down these long-lost sibling stars and see if they too have life.
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