Final verification tests lead to Mk II PAF deployment
July 4, 2014
The ASKAP team is now on the verge of deploying the Mk II prototype phased array feed (PAF) to the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO). Upon completion of the verification tests […]
Early images of the sky achieved with ASKAP commissioning
June 11, 2014
New images of the sky show that CSIRO’s ASKAP is functioning as an aperture-synthesis telescope after just a few months of commissioning. “We’ve never had a telescope like this before,” […]
A telescope is born
June 11, 2014
It may look like just dots on a page, but an image of distant galaxies taken last week represents a huge step forward for CSIRO’s Australia SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio […]
CSIRO and AAL announce PAF funding
June 6, 2014
– A joint announcement from Lewis Ball (Chief, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science) and Mark McAuley (CEO, Astronomy Australia Ltd). CSIRO and Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL) are pleased to announce […]
Parkes will not operate “unmanned”
June 3, 2014
At a Senate Estimates hearing yesterday (2 June), CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Megan Clark said that CSIRO “had signalled our intent to move towards remote operation of Parkes to reduce […]
Collaboration is key for SKA pre-construction
May 30, 2014
CSIRO is working with representatives of the NRC (National Research Council, Canada) and ASTRON (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy) to undertake a collaborative measurement program using three different receiver element […]
Document Release: CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive: Overview, Requirements and Use Cases
May 22, 2014
We advise that the document: CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive: Overview, Requirements and Use Cases (Version 1.0) is now available on the ATNF website. Comments on this document are welcome […]
Impact of 2014 Australian budget
May 19, 2014
CSIRO has been impacted by a significant reduction in funding through the latest Federal budget, announced on 14 May 2014, as have many other agencies and activities funded by the […]
New BETA image points to ASKAP imaging potential
May 16, 2014
A new image produced by the ASKAP commissioning team using the 6-antenna ‘BETA’ test array at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory when compared to data from a previous all-sky survey, indicates […]
SKA DG visits CASS
May 5, 2014
Director General of the Square Kilometre Array, Professor Phil Diamond, visited Australia, dropping in to the Geraldton and Sydney offices of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) for an update […]
CSIRO Square Kilometre Array Chief Scientist
May 2, 2014
We are currently advertising for a Square Kilometre Array Chief Scientist. The successful appointee will be located in Perth, Western Australia and will: Provide strategic advice to CSIRO on SKA […]
Full end-to-end tests underway with Mk II PAF
April 24, 2014
The development of a second generation (Mk II) receiver and data processing chain for ASKAP has been underway since August 2011 through a work package known as ASKAP Design Enhancement […]