A/Prof Natasha Hurley-Walker
@colourfulcosmos.bsky.social
Radio astronomer, transport cyclist, board gamer, mum of two, survivor of the great Xodus 2024
Today in PASA we published a new image of our Milky Way at low radio frequencies, in unprecedented colour and detail. Here's just a tiny piece of it -- the whole thing is ten times bigger!
We're seeing high energy electrons whirl around cosmic magnetic fields from exploded stars, and more!
We're seeing high energy electrons whirl around cosmic magnetic fields from exploded stars, and more!
October 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Today in PASA we published a new image of our Milky Way at low radio frequencies, in unprecedented colour and detail. Here's just a tiny piece of it -- the whole thing is ten times bigger!
We're seeing high energy electrons whirl around cosmic magnetic fields from exploded stars, and more!
We're seeing high energy electrons whirl around cosmic magnetic fields from exploded stars, and more!
Congratulations @tamarastro.bsky.social on your election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au ! #ShineDome25
September 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Congratulations @tamarastro.bsky.social on your election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au ! #ShineDome25
Perth folks, I will be chatting with Rachel Rayner, Science Explainer, at the FRINGE Festival! This is a huge first for me -- next year, maybe I can do the same while fire juggling?! In all seriousness come and support me and other scientists :D Tickets here: fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/aus...
January 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Perth folks, I will be chatting with Rachel Rayner, Science Explainer, at the FRINGE Festival! This is a huge first for me -- next year, maybe I can do the same while fire juggling?! In all seriousness come and support me and other scientists :D Tickets here: fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/aus...
Not my usual research topic, but a bit of fun for a local SFF convention :) I analysed the astrophysics of the Legend of Zelda games -- using the same techniques real astronomers use! Good fun, educational, and the audience loved it!
January 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Not my usual research topic, but a bit of fun for a local SFF convention :) I analysed the astrophysics of the Legend of Zelda games -- using the same techniques real astronomers use! Good fun, educational, and the audience loved it!
I think I've worked out why the timeline in For All Mankind is divergent -- no, it's not Korolev surviving his surgery. It's that their Moon is completely different from our Moon ;)
December 10, 2024 at 8:02 AM
I think I've worked out why the timeline in For All Mankind is divergent -- no, it's not Korolev surviving his surgery. It's that their Moon is completely different from our Moon ;)
Doing media interviews from home while looking after my sick kid... Yes, that's an outdoor trestle table from Bunnings 😂
December 4, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Doing media interviews from home while looking after my sick kid... Yes, that's an outdoor trestle table from Bunnings 😂
The Dark Emu. Because seeing a huge emu stretching out above you is pretty incredible. No equipment required: just dark skies and the Southern Hemisphere.
December 1, 2024 at 12:02 AM
The Dark Emu. Because seeing a huge emu stretching out above you is pretty incredible. No equipment required: just dark skies and the Southern Hemisphere.
Stunning yellow halo at the moment in Perth. Must be a mix of clouds and smoke to generate both the refraction and the eerie colours. Any meteorologists in my follows who can weigh in?
November 29, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Stunning yellow halo at the moment in Perth. Must be a mix of clouds and smoke to generate both the refraction and the eerie colours. Any meteorologists in my follows who can weigh in?