WA telescope set to outdo Large Hadron Collider
January 15, 2019
A trial detector for ‘cosmic rays’ with a CSIRO-built ‘backend’ (processor) has been set up alongside the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) at CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia. […]
Why ATCA is following the cosmic Cow
January 14, 2019
AT2018cow, nicknamed “the Cow” was an incredibly luminous event, brighter than almost any supernova ever seen before. An international network of telescopes including ATCA (the Australia Telescope Compact Array) has […]
A search for the host galaxy of FRB 171020
October 31, 2018
A new paper in Astrophysical Journal Letters outlines a possible location for one of 20 recently identified fast radio bursts (FRBs). Narrowed down to a galaxy near our own, this […]
Postdoctoral fellowship positions available
October 5, 2018
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science currently has three postdoctoral fellowship positions open. Please follow the links below for more details. Bolton Postdoctoral Fellow, Radio Astronomy https://jobs.csiro.au/job/Negotiable-Bolton-Postdoctoral-Fellow/507876000/​ Applications close: Tuesday 6 […]
Applications for PULSE@Parkes sessions for Oct 2018 – March 2019 now open
September 7, 2018
Applications are now open for schools who wish to apply for a PULSE@Parkes observing session. We have slots available from October 2018 through March 2019. Students will control the 64m […]
Applications now open for 2018/19 CASS Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships
July 13, 2018
Get hands-on research experience Access CSIRO’s world-class facilities Apply for a CSIRO Vacation Scholarship today! Our Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships are run over the Australian summer holidays and offer high achieving […]
New PULSE@Parkes observing slots now open for schools
March 7, 2018
Observing sessions for our PULSE@Parkes free education program are now open to applications from high schools. We have sessions available from April to September 2018. More information.
It’s been 50 years since the discovery of pulsars
December 8, 2017
2017 marks 50 years since pulsars were discovered. Our Parkes radio telescope has found more than half of those now known. More information.
Astronomers create most detailed radio image of nearby dwarf galaxy
November 28, 2017
Astronomers at the Australian National University have created the most detailed radio image of nearby dwarf galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud, using the ASKAP radio telescope. More information.
Bolton Postdoctoral Fellowship now open
September 29, 2017
The Bolton Fellowship provides an outstanding opportunity for post-doctoral research in Australia. The Bolton Fellowship is designed to help young scientists build strong careers as independent researchers. As a Bolton […]
CASS Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship Applications now open
July 11, 2017
Applications are now open for the 2017/18 CASS Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship program. Our Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships are run over the Australian summer holidays and offer high achieving and promising undergraduate […]
ASKAP finds its first Fast Radio Burst
May 23, 2017
CSIRO’s Australia Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope has found its first ‘fast radio burst’ from space after less than four days of searching. The discovery came so quickly that […]