First publication from MeerKAT a significant milestone
April 6, 2018
South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope has been used to observe a magnetar that awoke in 2017 from a 3-year slumber, and the results have been published in the first science […]
New PULSE@Parkes observing slots now open for schools
March 7, 2018
Observing sessions for our PULSE@Parkes free education program are now open to applications from high schools. We have sessions available from April to September 2018. More information.
Signs of earliest stars seen from Australia
March 3, 2018
Using a small radio telescope at our Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia, US astronomers have detected a signal from the first stars to have emerged in the early […]
Telecommunications networks: helping scientists peer into deep space
February 4, 2018
Researchers using the ATNF’s Compact Array and Mopra radio telescopes have demonstrated that a stable frequency reference can be reliably transmitted more than 300 kilometres over a standard fibre optic […]
Astronomers peer into the lair of a mysterious cosmic radio burster
January 11, 2018
Two CSIRO scientists working in an international team have helped show that a mysterious source of cosmic radio bursts lies in an extreme environment, perhaps in close proximity to a […]
Neutron-star merger creates new mysteries
December 21, 2017
The neutron-star merger announced in October 2017 has solved one mystery – where gold comes from – but has also raised other questions, an international team reports today in the […]
It’s been 50 years since the discovery of pulsars
December 8, 2017
2017 marks 50 years since pulsars were discovered. Our Parkes radio telescope has found more than half of those now known. More information.
Astronomer maps locations of mysterious fast-moving gas
December 5, 2017
An Australian researcher has created the most detailed map to date of clouds of high-velocity gas around our Galaxy. The work uses a survey made by CSIRO’s Parkes telescope and […]
Astronomers create most detailed radio image of nearby dwarf galaxy
November 28, 2017
Astronomers at the Australian National University have created the most detailed radio image of nearby dwarf galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud, using the ASKAP radio telescope. More information.
Gravitational waves world-first discovery Down Under
October 18, 2017
Our Australia Telescope Compact Array near Narrabri, NSW has been used by researchers from The University of Sydney and the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics to detect radio-wave […]
Bolton Postdoctoral Fellowship now open
September 29, 2017
The Bolton Fellowship provides an outstanding opportunity for post-doctoral research in Australia. The Bolton Fellowship is designed to help young scientists build strong careers as independent researchers. As a Bolton […]
Aussie astro tech to go on show in Adelaide
September 19, 2017
Australian technology now boosting the performance of Germany’s flagship radio telescope will go on show at the Adelaide Convention Centre as part of the International Astronautical Congress 2017 from September […]