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 […]
Mapping the magnetic bridge between our nearest galactic neighbours
May 15, 2017
For the first time, astronomers have detected a magnetic field associated with the Magellanic Bridge, the filament of gas stretching 75,000 light-years between the Milky Way Galaxy’s nearest galactic neighbours: […]
Star discovered in closest known orbit around likely black hole
March 14, 2017
Astronomers have found evidence for a star that whips around a black hole about twice an hour. This may be the tightest orbital dance ever witnessed for a likely black […]
Position Available: Program Director, ATNF Science
March 2, 2017
CASS is seeking a leader for the new “ATNF Science” program, which joins CASS Astrophysics and ATNF Science Operations. This program contains 40 staff engaged astrophysics research and supporting world-class […]
ASKAP hits the big-data highway
January 17, 2017
One of the world’s most powerful radio telescopes, our Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) based in remote Western Australia, has officially started ‘early science’. ASKAP’s antennas are now processing […]
Cool theory on galaxy formation
December 2, 2016
Giant galaxies may grow from cold gas that condenses as stars rather than forming in hot, violent mergers. The surprise finding was made with CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array and […]
Galaxies sail on a tranquil sea, cosmic flash shows
November 18, 2016
A brilliant flash of radio waves from the distant universe has given a unique glimpse of the gas that lies between galaxies. The flash was captured and analysed by a […]
Radio National Background Briefing program
November 18, 2016
Dear Colleagues This weekend there will be an ABC radio story about staff wellbeing in astronomy, for which a number of astronomers have been interviewed about CASS. Dave Williams, our […]