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  1. Once just a speck of light, now revealed as the biggest known

    Mar 12, 2024 · Detailed pictures of one of the first galaxies show growth in the early Universe was much faster than first thought, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  2. What’s the heaviest thing in the universe? - Pursuit

    Oct 22, 2015 · Osmium is a chemical element in the platinum group metals; it’s often used as alloys in electrical contacts and fountain pen nibs. Beyond Earth, the heaviest, most dense …

  3. The next big scientific thing - Pursuit

    Aug 11, 2019 · As National Science Week celebrates scientific discovery in Australia, University of Melbourne experts look at what the next big thing in science could be.

  4. A brief history of Quantum | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne

    Oct 3, 2018 · As the University of Melbourne joins the IBM Q Network, we look back at the biggest minds of the 20th century that have contributed to the quantum revolution.

  5. Professor Andrew Melatos | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne

    To infinity and beyond The past 18 months has seen incredible developments in our understanding of the universe. Pursuit revisits five of the biggest.

  6. A brief history of Hawking’s scientific legacy - Pursuit

    Mar 15, 2018 · This overturned a view held by some that a singularity could be avoided if the full complexity of the expanding universe and the stuff within it was accurately modelled. …

  7. Professor Elisabetta Barberio - Pursuit

    Around 95 per cent of the universe is still a mystery with unknown exotic particles and new forces awaiting discovery As National Science Week celebrates scientific discovery in Australia, we …

  8. Albert Einstein | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne

    What’s the heaviest thing in the universe? Clue: it’s not the shopping bags you’ll lug out of the supermarket tomorrow - but it does fit neatly into a teaspoon

  9. Neutron Star | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne

    What’s the heaviest thing in the universe? Clue: it’s not the shopping bags you’ll lug out of the supermarket tomorrow - but it does fit neatly into a teaspoon

  10. Dark Matter | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne

    A dark matter laboratory at the bottom of a gold mine in rural Victoria could make one of the biggest scientific discoveries ever – proving the existence of dark matter As National Science …