National award recognises engineering excellence of ASKAP PAF
November 21, 2013
CSIRO’s innovative new PAF receiver system has taken home a national Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Award at a ceremony in Canberra last night. The Australian Engineering Excellence Awards recognise world-class […]
CASS opens new office in Perth, WA
November 20, 2013
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science is expanding its ‘footprint’ through a new presence in Perth, Western Australia (WA), complementing its existing ASKAP and SKA project support facilities at Geraldton, home […]
Supercomputer launches toward Big Data
November 15, 2013
Today marks the official operational launch of the iVEC Pawsey Centre – Australia’s newest supercomputer facility in Perth, Western Australia. Supercomputing resources at iVEC’s Pawsey Centre will be available for […]
CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive: Requirements and Use Cases: document release
November 4, 2013
Planning is underway for a core computing component of ASKAP – the CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive (CASDA). CASDA will store, manage and share science-ready ASKAP data products. A draft […]
CASS and industry develop specialised PAF casings for ASKAP
October 28, 2013
CSIRO’s ASKAP telescope is an internationally significant project using cutting-edge Australian technologies to demonstrate the innovative capacity of Australian science and industry. The ASKAP team has been working with local […]
Position available: Bolton Fellowship in Wide-field radio astronomy
September 26, 2013
Applications are invited for the 2014 Bolton Fellowship in Wide-field radio astronomy. This is a prestigious three-year postdoctoral fellowship to be taken at CASS. Applications close 18 November 2014. Apply […]
Mark McKinnon to lead SKA Dish Array Consortium
September 9, 2013
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Chief Lewis Ball has announced that Dr Mark McKinnon will soon join CSIRO as a member of CASS and of the team developing the SKA […]
First full VLBI session held at Marsfield SOC
August 20, 2013
During 14-19 August, a VLBI session was held in the Science Operations Centre (SOC) at Marsfield’s CSIRO Astronomy and Science (CASS) headquarters. The five-day observing session marked a significant milestone, […]
ASKAP Telescope Receives SIEF Grant
August 9, 2013
CSIRO’s newest radio telescope, the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) has been awarded a $6m grant under the Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF). The funding will help ensure that the […]
Positive response to ASKAP Early Science Workshop
August 7, 2013
In May 2013, CSIRO announced that there would be a program of early science observations on the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope. The astronomy community was asked for input on […]
Multi-beam image validates ASKAP BETA system design
July 26, 2013
The ASKAP team has produced the first multi-beam image with the ASKAP BETA system, with the new hardware correlator installed at the Murchison Radio Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia. More […]
ASKAP Early Science Workshop 2013
July 9, 2013
Monday August 5th 2013 CSIRO Marsfield Lecture Theatre 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Videoconference Available ASKAP early science is a program of observations designed to explore new scientific parameter-space with […]