@southernskies
Radio astronomer in Perth, listening to distant signals and exploring the universe through astronomy, radio science, and research. Passionate about Australia, space, and supporting women in science.
A senior researcher once told me that careful questions are not a sign that you are behind. They are part of the work. In astronomy, asking how a measurement was made can matter as much as understanding the result. I still think about that...
SKA-Low Will Turn Western Australia Into a Vast Radio Instrument At the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, SKA-Low is being built from 131,072 antennas arranged across 512 stations. It will not look like a conventional dish. The instru...
Rowena Wise’s “Diamond In The Rough” Is About the Cost of Being Exceptional Rowena Wise’s new single, “Diamond In The Rough,” arrives with a title that sounds almost like a compliment. The song is less interested in praise than in the pres...
What does a spacecraft mission sound like when the data comes first? ESA’s Expedition Sound Episode 2 follows BepiColombo, the ESA/JAXA mission travelling towards Mercury, through the people who turn scientific measurements into sound. I l...
Why The Odyssey Trailer Feels Larger Than Its Story The first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has arrived, and its most interesting quality is not simply that it looks expensive or mythic. It is the way the film appears to trea...