Parkes Projects/Positions Database Released
May 24, 2005
A web interface is now available to an index of Parkes observations. The index should be essentially complete for all observations since 1999, but should also include the large 20cm […]
ATNF Telescope Applications for 2005 OCTS
May 17, 2005
Applications for observing time are now invited for the 2005 OCT semester for the following telescopes: Australia Telescope Compact Array Parkes radio telescope Mopra radio telescope Tidbinbilla 70-m antenna VLBI […]
New Online Resource Section for Teachers
April 27, 2005
Teachers may now access and download a range of resources from our new Teacher Resources & Services page. Information on other educational services offered to schools is also provided. The […]
Astrophysics in the Classroom Teacher Workshop, 14 June
April 26, 2005
This 2-hour free workshop for all teachers will provide participants with some simple and effective activities and practical ideas that cover concepts in the Astrophysics and Cosmic Engine units of […]
Hassled galaxy “thriving on chaos”
March 11, 2005
Powerful but unknown forces are at work in a small companion galaxy of the Milky Way, astronomers say in todayÂ’s issue of the journal Science. Something is keeping the structure […]
Astronomy from the Ground Up! Parkes Teacher Workshop, 13-15 May
March 8, 2005
There are still a few places available for our annual three-day teacher workshop held at the Parkes Observatory. Speakers present current research topics in astronomy and give you the background […]
Mopra schedule for 2005APRS is now available
March 1, 2005
The Mopra schedule for 2005 April semester (1 April to 30 September) is now available. More information.
ATCA schedule for 2005APRS is now available
February 27, 2005
The ATCA schedile for 2005APRS (1 April – 30 September 2005) is now available. More information.
Astrophysics for Physics Teachers Workshop, 5 March
February 21, 2005
There are still places available for teachers who wish to attend the “Astrophysics for Physics Teachers” workshop at Marsfield, Sydney on Saturday 5 March. Participants will hear a range of […]
Monster star blast ‘brighter than full Moon’
February 19, 2005
Radio telescopes of CSIRO and the University of Sydney, and others in Europe, India and the USA, have been watching the aftermath of one of the most stupendous cosmic explosions […]
CSIRO telescopes help rescue Titan experiment
February 10, 2005
CSIRO’s radio telescopes and others in Australia, China, Japan and the USA have revealed how the wind speeds on Saturn’s moon Titan vary with altitude—and have turned a disappointment into […]
Magnetic mystery solved
January 31, 2005
Magnetars – stars with magnetic fields a thousand million million times stronger than Earth’s – are formed when some of the biggest stars in the cosmos explode, says a team […]