Brad Carter

Brad Carter

Professor (Physics), University of Southern Queensland

Professor Brad Carter is the Director of the Centre for Astrophysics within USQ’s Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences. His research interests include stellar astronomy, planetary systems and astronomical instrumentation.

Latest articles by Brad Carter

Artist's impression of a gas giant orbiting very closely to its host star.

A cosmic tango: this distant planet's very strange orbit points to a violent and chaotic past

By Adriana Errico, Brad Carter, Jonti Horner published

If you close your eyes and imagine a system of planets orbiting a distant star, what do you see?

Exoplanets
international space station

A chunk of a Chinese satellite almost hit the International Space Station. They dodged it — but the space junk problem is getting worse

By Mark Rigby, Brad Carter published

The satellite exploded into more than 3,500 pieces of debris, most of which are still orbiting.

International Space Station