First data release of RACS-mid
August 3, 2023
The first data release from RACS-mid is available now, with Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia publishing the associated research paper ‘The Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey IV: continuum imaging […]
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 […]
Astronomers find possible ‘fingerprints’ of gravitational waves
June 29, 2023
Astronomers using data collected by our Parkes radio telescope, Murriyang, have found their strongest evidence yet for low-frequency gravitational waves. For nearly 20 years the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array collaboration […]
CSIRO welcomes new Wajarri Yamaji name for WA observatory site
June 20, 2023
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has welcomed a new Wajarri Yamaji traditional name for its radio astronomy observatory in Mid West Western Australia. The name Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara means ‘sharing […]
Astronomers win Shaw Prize for fast radio burst discovery
June 5, 2023
This year’s Shaw Prize for astronomy has been jointly awarded to Matthew Bailes, Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin for their discovery of fast radio bursts — intense, momentary flashes that […]
ASKAP offers new insight into cosmic mystery
May 25, 2023
ASKAP researchers using have detected fast radio burst in a nearby galaxy that questions what we know about how the phenomena form. New results published today in The Astrophysical Journal […]
Discovery reveals a reversible magnetic field around a fast radio burst for the first time
May 19, 2023
Astronomers using our Parkes radio telescope, Murriyang have found a mysterious fast radio burst where the magnetic field changes direction rapidly. Published in the prestigious Science journal are observations of […]
Apply now for 2023OCT semester observing time
May 19, 2023
We’re pleased to announce that proposals for ATNF observing time are now open for the 2023OCT semester. Grab your chance to use one of the world’s most advanced radio astronomy […]
Nominations for User and Time Assignment Committees
March 29, 2023
Members of the Australian astronomical community are invited to nominate for positions on the Australia Telescope User Committee (ATUC) and Time Allocation Committee (TAC) of the Australia Telescope National Facility […]