Timelapse of night skies over Siding Springs Observatory
The Australian National University’s Siding Spring Observatory, NSW, is home to some of the countries most breathtaking skies.
The Australian National University’s Siding Spring Observatory, NSW, is home to some of the countries most breathtaking skies.
Australia’s laureates have been illustrious, ranging from the man recognised for discovering that the universe is rapidly expanding to another lauded for drinking a bacteria cocktail. As far back as 1915 we laid claim to one of the youngest ever Nobel Laureates, 25-year-old Lawrence Bragg. So far Australia has played a part in producing 15 Nobel Prize winners, all brilliant and, often, unexpected.
The Global Arctic Awards is a international photography competition that gathers together some of the year’s most spectacular Arctic and Antarctic shots. Photographers from 30 countries participated in the latest competition, with Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen taking out the Arctic Photographer of the Year prize. From the glow of the aurora borealis to the symmetry of polar bears bonding, this year’s winning images show off the sheer magnificence of some of the harshest environments on Earth.
Southern lights have been seen in unusually northern locations in Australia
A recent strong solar storm in March 2015, created the perfect conditions for viewing the southern lights from parts of Australia that wouldn’t usually see them
The world’s largest and stinkiest flower has bloomed again at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. The aptly named ‘corpse flower’ occurs naturally in Indonesia and uses its foul scent to attract carrion-feeding insects as pollinators. On average, it only blooms once every 4-5 years. You can follow the progress on Twitter: @RBGTitanArum.
Emma Blythman was in the right place at the right time to capture this fantastic aurora australis over Uluru
In his new exhibition of an on-going series, photographer Stephen Bakalich-Murdoch explores the amazing world just below the sea
Dee Hartin from Casino, in northern NSW captured these images of thousands of bugs seeking refuge on dry land, after the area received 100mm of rain in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Marcia.
An exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney features unusual images captured with a digital radiographic machine and arranged in an evolutionary sequence. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History fish curator Sandra Raredon captured the images of thousands of fish specimens. All up, the institution, in Washington DC, has four million individual specimens representing 70 per cent of total fish diversity. The X-rays allow scientists to document internal features without ruining specimens, but they also make for unusual abstract artworks. The exhibition will be open until February 2016.