2024

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Support your mental health and wellbeing

December 12, 2024

As the year wraps up, it can be a time of additional pressure, amplifying stress and personal challenges, so it is important to prioritise our mental health and well-being.

Diversity

A bright band crosses a grid diagonally from top right to bottom left. A small dot to the right of it is marked out as PSR J1744-2946. A shadow around this dot is in the shape of a sunfish.

What you can do to support the ATNF Pulsar Catalogue

December 11, 2024

As a user and an author, you can help us update the catalogue as quickly as possible by following our guidelines for publishing pulsar parameters.

Astronomers working with Murriyang, our Parkes radio telescope on Wiradjuri Country

Apply now for 2025APR semester observing time

December 11, 2024

We’re pleased to announce that proposals for ATNF observing time are now open for the 2025APR semester, Grab your chance to use one of the world’s most advanced radio astronomy facilities.

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ASKAP ‘moves in’ to MRO Control Building

December 3, 2024

14 December 2012 Construction activities for the MRO Control Building were completed in mid-2012, and the facility has since been officially handed over to the ASKAP team for occupation. The […]

A glowing orb is cut in half: one side purple, the other blue. A radio telescope dish sits in front.

The October ATNF News out now

October 28, 2024

Catch up on our latest developments, upgrades, events, and research headlines in our October edition. Hear about a mysterious long-period transient; get updates on CryoPAF and CRACO commissioning; and discover what accessibility means for websites.

First fringes between SKA-Low stations

September 20, 2024

The SKA-Low has begun to work as an interferometer, with first fringes showing successful correlation between two stations.

We’re hiring! New ATNF leadership opportunities

August 6, 2024

Join our world-leading radio astronomy facility, part of Australia’s national science agency.

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Australian researchers give weight to NASA neutron star study

July 16, 2024

Nearly 30 years of data from CSIRO’s Parkes telescope and NASA’s NICER have revealed a nearby neutron star’s mass, helping scientists predict gravitational waves from neutron star collision – the key to understanding how these extreme objects collapse into black holes.