‘Bird-of-paradise’ sings a sweet tune for ASKAP

April 15, 2016

The first ever 36-beam image has been produced during commissioning activities with CSIRO’s ASKAP telescope, covering 30 square degrees with over 1300 sources. The radio image was produced using the […]

Maximising impact with the SKA in Australia

April 8, 2016

The second annual OzSKA meeting was held to discuss developments in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – with a focus not only on astronomy, but also technological development and the […]

Parkes granted status as SKA pathfinder

April 7, 2016

CSIRO’s iconic Parkes radio telescope has been granted the status of ‘SKA pathfinder’ by the Square Kilometre Array Organisation, on the basis of its role in testing innovation new receiver […]

Quiet up there

April 1, 2016

A recent experiment by the ASKAP team has shown how phased array feed receivers can be used to mitigate the effect of radio frequency interference. This method effectively allows astronomers […]

Getting busy with real data

April 1, 2016

In preparation for the start of the ASKAP Early Science Program, the first ASKAP Community Busy Week was held this week at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA). More information.