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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.

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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.

Picture of an artwork. There is a dark background with a pink snake-like trail that moves from the bottom left to top right with two yellow sun-like shapes sitting on top. Two light circular shapes sit either side of the pink trail, in the top half. In the bottom right is a white dish-shaped antenna and three rows of triangular shapes.

Plan for Australian astronomy 2026-2035 launched

July 9, 2025

The plan outlining the vision and priorities for Australian astronomy over the next decade was launched at the annual meeting of astronomers in Adelaide.

Purple spiral with a central ellipse marked out.

June ATNF News out now

June 25, 2025

Get some tips on keeping proposals anonymous, see a snapshot of what it takes to keep Murriyang running for over 60 years and discover how a new Sydney ferry is connected to our astronomy history.

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Ruby Payne-Scott’s astronomical legacy

June 23, 2025

Australia is one of the leading countries for radio astronomy, which is largely thanks to one of the first radio astronomers in the world, Ruby Payne-Scott.

Australia Telescope Compact Array antennas reflected in the window of the ATCA Control Building.

Apply now for 2025OCT semester observing time

May 19, 2025

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

From the left, a bright object leaves a trail of gas that begins to take a corkscrew shape

The February ATNF News out now

February 27, 2025

A new year means a big announcement in our February newsletter: meet our new leadership team! You can also find out more on the pulsar catalogue, get updates on BIGCAT development, see an old galaxy in new detail, chase a zooming pulsar and relive the early days of computing.

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.

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.

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ATNF releases our vision for the next decade

September 6, 2024

Australia is currently in the midst of developing a plan for the next decade of astronomy, reviewing infrastructure, instrumentation, education and more across the spectrum.

Five radio telescope dishes point towards us with a sunset behind.

ATCA becomes stellar ‘speed camera’ in world-first measurement

April 2, 2024

For the first time, the super-fast speeds of a neutron star’s powerful jets have been recorded by CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array on Gomeroi Country and the European Space Agency’s […]