OPEN DAY Australia Telescope Compact Array
June 24, 2010
Date: Sat 17th July 2010 — Free entry Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Where: Paul Wild Observatory 1828 Yarrie Lake Road 20km west of Narrabri NSW This is a […]
Term 2 CASS Education Newsletter Online
May 3, 2010
The CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Education Newsletter for Term 2, 2010 is now online. In it you can find out more about professional development events including a two-day workshop […]
Astronomy Workshop for Tasmanian Science Teachers
May 3, 2010
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science in collaboration with the University of Tasmania is running at two-day workshop on astronomy for high school science teachers at the Mount Pleasant Observatory near […]
Southern Cross conference on “Cosmic magnetism: From stellar to intergalactic scales”
March 18, 2010
The Southern Cross Astrophysics conference series aim to attract experts with wide ranging skills to discuss a particular astrophysical topic. For this meeting we expect to hear talks and have […]
Applications for PULSE@Parkes Observing Slots, April – September 2010 Now Open
March 9, 2010
Observing slots for the PULSE@Parkes April – September semester are now open. Students in Years 10-12 can have a unique experience to control the iconic 64-m Parkes radio telescope remotely […]
Latest Education Newsletter Now Online
February 4, 2010
The first CASS Education Newsletter for 2010 is now available online. It provides details about upcoming CASS teacher workshops and other professional development opportunities. Find out how you can joins […]
ASKAP Antenna Passes Factory Testing
October 12, 2009
Australia Telescope National Facility staff travelled to China at the end of September 2009 to undertake factory acceptance testing of the first Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) 12-metre antenna. […]
ASKAP Survey Science Announcement
September 7, 2009
Since 2008, an open and international process to determine the major Survey Science Projects to be conducted by the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope has been proceeding. CSIRO ATNF can […]
From radio astronomy to wireless communication
June 10, 2009
A CSIRO invention lies at the heart of the wireless networks that are now the most popular way to connect computers without wires. More information.
Parkes: “The sound of the Universe singing” – ABC Radio National
May 4, 2009
ABC Radio National will broadcast a 50-minute program on the Parkes telescope, “The sound of the Universe singing”, at 14:05 AEST, Saturday 9 May. More information.
Parkes part of world-wide webcast – Sat 4 April
April 3, 2009
CSIRO’s Parkes telescope is taking part in a 24-hour webcast from professional observatories, “Around the World in 80 Telescopes”. Parkes is scheduled for 11.20 am Saturday 4 April. “Around the […]
Changes to airport transfers to/from Parkes observatory
March 31, 2009
Visitors and ATNF staff travelling to Parkes should note that from Monday 4 May 2009 airport transfers to and from the site will be by Taxi. Please specify on your […]