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Festival of science, medicine and health fortnight begins

6 August 2018 -
The End of Time: Future History of the Universe (Prof Geraint Lewis).
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/08/03/festival-of-science--medicine-and-health-fortnight-begins.html
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50th anniversary of the moon landing: Sydney experts weigh in

19 July 2019 -
Astrophysicist Professor Geraint Lewis is an expert on the role of dark energy and dark matter on the evolution and ultimate fate of the universe.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/07/19/50th-anniversary-of-the-moon-landing-Sydney-experts-weigh-in.html
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Astronomers find regular rhythms among pulsating stars

14 May 2020 -
Young fast-rotating delta Scuti stars have defied analysis of its oscillations - until now. An Australian-led with Professor Tim Bedding from the University of Sydney has successfully discovered regular patterns in their oscillations. Their findings
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/05/14/astronomers-find-regular-rhythms-among-pulsating-delta-scuti-stars.html
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Worlds next door: looking for habitable planets at Alpha Centauri

23 August 2022 -
In collaboration with the Breakthrough Initiative, Saber Astronautics and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Professor Peter Tuthill at the University of Sydney is leading TOLIMAN, a project to discover if the nearest stars have planets that could
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/11/17/worlds-next-door-habitable-planets-alpha-centauri-exoplanets-breakthrough.html
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Galactic fireworks: stunning features of nearby galaxies revealed

16 July 2021 -
Using the best telescopes on Earth and in space, Dr Rebecca McElroy from the University of Sydney is part of the international PHANGS team unlocking the secrets of how stars are born. Look at the amazing images of nearby galaxies they have created.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/07/17/galactic-fireworks-stunning-features-nearby-galaxies-phangs-muse-eso-sifa.html
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Feeling glum? 10 positive stories you may have missed

14 August 2020 -
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still some good happening in the world. Here are ten of the University of Sydney's most promising and positive stories that you may have missed.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/08/11/feeling-glum--10-positive-stories-you-may-have-missed.html
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10 of the best science discoveries at Sydney in 2019

18 December 2019 -
9. The violent past of our neighbouring galaxy Andromeda. A team of astronomers led by Professor Geraint Lewis revealed two periods over billions of years where Andromeda shredded incoming galaxies to ... that threads the universe,” said Professor
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/12/18/10-of-the-best-science-discoveries-at-sydney-in-2019.html
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Sydney researchers ranked among global elite

6 September 2023 -
Professor Geraint Lewis.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/11/16/sydney-researchers-ranked-among-global-elite.html
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Strange radio waves emerge from direction of the galactic centre

15 October 2021 -
A student at the University of Sydney has discovered strange radio signals emerging from deep inside the Milky Way. They fit no understood pattern of variable radio source and could suggest a new class of stellar object.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/10/12/strange-radiowaves-galactic-centre-askap-j173608-2-321635.html
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Sydney astronomers identify the coldest star yet that emits radio waves

14 July 2023 -
Cooler than a campfire and smaller than Jupiter, this brown dwarf is a rare find. University of Sydney astronomers have studied the star and found it emits radio waves, helping us further understand the evolution of stars.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/07/14/astronomers-identify-coldest-star-yet-emits-radio-waves-ultracool-brown-dwarf.html