Schools Talk: “Star Death, Pulsars and Gravity Waves”
September 3, 2004
Tuesday 21 September 2004 16:30 to 18:00 CSIRO CTIP Lehany Lecture Theatre Dr George Hobbs, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility will discuss the last stages in the lives of stars, […]
Sport in Space Competition Winners Announced
August 13, 2004
How would you like to do gymnastics on Pluto or diving on the Moon? Have you ever considered the difficulties in skiing on the polar ice caps of Mars? If […]
ATNF Summer Vacation Program 2004/2005
August 10, 2004
Applications are invited for the Australia Telescope National Facility Summer Vacation Program for 2004/2005. Positions are available for graduate and undergraduate students who have completed undergraduate courses of three years […]
Mailbox migration (again) 31 July 2004
July 29, 2004
Mail for ATNF users is kept on Microsoft Exchange mail servers that are operated for us by CSIRO. The existing mail servers have proven to be underpowered and so the […]
New Pulsar Information Page
July 20, 2004
A new page describing pulsars has been added to the Outreach site. It explains what pulsars are, how they form, how we find them and some recent research on them. […]
Electronics Technician (Radio) Readvertised – Parkes Observatory
June 18, 2004
The Australia Telescope National Facility is seeking a highly-motivated electronics technician to work at the Parkes Observatory, home of the 64-metre Parkes Telescope. This role involves work in Microwave-RF and […]
2004 Transit of Venus
June 1, 2004
The 2004 Transit of Venus provided a rare and historic opportunity for people to view the passgae of the Planet Venus across the face of the Sun. Follow the link […]
Australia Telescope Outreach and Education Website Launched!
May 14, 2004
The Australia Telescope National Facility is pleased to present our new outreach and education website. The site aims to provide the media and the general public with information about the […]
Employment opportunity: Web Master / Applications Developer
November 27, 2003
The Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) is seeking a highly motivated professional to manage the ATNF Marsfield website on a day-to-day basis and to develop web-based database applications. The successful […]
ANU/ATNF student is ACT’s 2003 Young Australian of the Year
November 27, 2003
The ATNF would like to extend its congratulations to Brad Warren who has been named as the ACT’s Young Australian of the Year for 2003. Brad’s PhD research into galactic […]
Casual VLBI Correlator Operator
March 27, 2003
ATNF has a casual vacancy for VLBI correlator operator(s) to assist with the operation of the LBA correlator. The demand for such operators varies and it is available only on […]
Fires at Mount Stromlo Observatory
January 21, 2003
The Australian astronomical community is deeply saddened by the tragic damage to Canberra and, in particular, to the Mount Stromlo Observatory that occured from sweeping bush fires on Saturday 18 […]