Astronomers find new type of stellar object

July 20, 2023

An international team led by astronomers from ICRAR has discovered a new type of stellar object. Thought to be an ultra-long period magnetar, it challenges our understanding of the physics […]

ASKAP update for July 2023

July 18, 2023

This month’s ASKAP update reports on survey operations, maintenance activities, data quality and the SMART Observatory Project designed to characterise ASKAP’s RFI environment. More information.

Astronomers identify the coldest star yet that emits radio waves

July 14, 2023

Astronomers using data collected by our ASKAP telescope have shown that a small, faint star is the coldest on record to produce emission at radio wavelength. The ‘ultracool brown dwarf’ […]

Silver Pleaides award to CSIRO Space and Astronomy

July 11, 2023

We are honoured that CSIRO’s Space and Astronomy business unit, which manages the ATNF, has received a Silver Pleiades award from the Astronomical Society of Australia’s Inclusion, Diversity and Equity […]