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A dramatic cosmic, nebulous sky of red and blue over three telescope dishes

Most detailed map of the Universe’s hidden magnetic fields released

June 4, 2026

A new map of the Universe’s magnetic fields revealing how galaxies form and evolve is now available.

An illustration showing a large orange sphere on the left and a much smaller bright object on the right, surrounded by dense looping white lines. A glowing, curved blue-green line goes from the large sphere to the smaller object. The background is dark teal with scattered tiny white specks.

‘Rosetta stone’ for a long period transient

June 3, 2026

A white dwarf star system provides a unique natural laboratory for extreme physics.

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Congratulations FLASH

May 14, 2026

FLASH has been observing the Universe as it was 4 to 8 billion years ago and was illustrated by Wajarri artist Agnes Boddington. Download the poster!

The illustration shows a pulsar (red sphere) and its strong magnetic field (yellow lines). As the stellar remnant rotates, narrow beams of radio waves (cones) from its poles sweep across the sky and become detectable as regular signals for observers on Earth. The new study suggests that beams may also arise from a region farther out along a 'current sheet'.

Radio signals from the edge of extreme stars

March 30, 2026

New evidence that some of the fastest-spinning stars in the Universe broadcast radio waves from far beyond where scientists thought possible.

A woman is silhouetted against a bright screen covered in points of light and the image of a telescope dish. She is pointing at the screen.

Applications open for Bolton Fellowship

February 24, 2026

Australia’s longest-standing prize fellowship is open for applications.

blurry image of large pinkish-white dots. Largest dot has a blue flash appearing to its edge.

ATCA helps solve mystery of the blue flashes

December 23, 2025

Along with images from ground-based and space telescopes, researchers now think these blue flashes are caused by huge black holes tearing an entire star apart in just a few days.

Four radio telescope dishes

December ATNF News out now

December 11, 2025

All Sky and AI highlights, ATCA Science Day and BIGCAT commissioning review, plus meet our executive officers!

A circle is split in half with a science image and an image of a radio telescope

A year in review

December 11, 2025

Our ATNF annual report for the 2024-25 financial year has been published.

Steel mesh covers the ground. An antenna stands in the middle of the mesh, with a small tent covering a metal box to the left.

The sky is bright

December 4, 2025

A team of researchers and engineers have made the most precise measurement yet of low-frequency background radio emissions from space.

Radio astronomy powers precision in particle accelerators

November 26, 2025

Techniques for calibrating radio telescopes have been successfully applied to calibrating beamlines in particle accelerators.

A large radio telescope looks out into a starry night sky

Apply now for 2026APR semester observing time

November 21, 2025

We’re pleased to announce that proposals for ATNF observing time are now open for the 2026APR semester. Grab your chance to use some of our new receivers and facilities.

A new GLEAM-X/GLEAM image of the centre of the Milky Way, cropped from the full image covering 5000 square degrees, from Mantovanini et al. 2025.

A new view of the Milky Way

November 17, 2025

Astronomers from ICRAR and the ATNF have created the largest low-frequency radio colour image of the Milky Way ever assembled.