Supernova remnant

New Australian supercomputer gives detailed image of supernova remnant

It’s estimated the supernova remnant is more than a million years old, 10,000 to 15,000 light years away. Source: CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Processing/Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre. Within a day of getting their hands on Australia’s newest supercomputer, researchers captured an incredible image of a supernova remnant. Several radio telescope observations, including the image of…

Canberra Airport

Man charged over Canberra Airport shooting

The motives behind the shooting are still not known but police have begun an investigation. Source: Wikimedia Commons. A 63-year-old man has been charged with several firearms offences after he fired numerous shots in the Canberra Airport on Sunday afternoon. The man is alleged to have arrived at the southern check-in area on Canberra Airport’s…