Articles by Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland

Jonti is an astronomer and astrobiologist based at the University of Southern Queensland, in Toowoomba, Queensland.

They first became interested in astronomy as a five-year-old, as a result of viewing an accidentally recorded episode of the Sky at Night.

Jonti has always been particularly interested in the Solar system, especially the small objects therein - the comets, asteroids and meteors.

In recent years, they've been expanding their research to include astrobiology and the search for, and study of, exoplanets.

Articles by: Jonti Horner

By Jonti Horner published 11 November 22

The solar system isn't as violent as it used to be, when giant impacts could shatter worlds.

By Jonti Horner published 18 September 22

The new images reveal JWST will be a fantastic tool for astronomers aiming to improve their knowledge of exoplanets.

By Adriana Errico, Brad Carter, Jonti Horner published 5 August 22

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

By Jonti Horner, Tanya Hill published 29 July 22

This weekend might have three meteor showers active at the same time, combining to provide a celestial firework display almost all through the night.

By Jonti Horner, Tanya Hill last updated 28 May 22

Occasionally, Earth runs through a particularly narrow, dense clump of debris, resulting in a meteor storm.

By Jonti Horner published 5 September 21

This is a fantastic question Lionel, and a really good observation!

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