New leader for Australia’s astronomy and space science research
January 31, 2013
CSIRO’s astronomy, spacecraft tracking and space science activities will be headed up by a new leader, with the announcement today that Dr Lewis Ball has been appointed as the incoming […]
CSIRO telescope takes temperature of Universe
January 23, 2013
Astronomers using a CSIRO radio telescope have taken the Universe’s temperature, and have found that it has cooled down just the way the Big Bang theory predicts. More information.
Our Galaxy’s “geysers” are towers of power
January 3, 2013
“Monster” outflows of charged particles from the centre of our Galaxy, stretching more than halfway across the sky, have been detected and mapped with CSIRO’s 64-m Parkes radio telescope. More […]
Australia is “all ears” for Mars landing
August 2, 2012
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory will land on Mars on Monday 6 August (AEST). The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, which CSIRO manages on behalf of NASA, will be the main […]
Belching black hole proves a biggie
July 6, 2012
Observations with CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array have confirmed that astronomers have found the first known “middleweight” black hole. More information.
There’s more star-stuff out there but it’s not Dark Matter
May 30, 2012
More atomic hydrogen gas – the ultimate fuel for stars – is lurking in today’s Universe than we thought. More information.
Dual SKA site welcomed by CSIRO
May 28, 2012
The A$2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array radio telescope will be deployed in Australia-New Zealand, as well as South Africa, the international SKA Organisation in Manchester, UK, has announced. More information.
Korean connection makes an 8000-km telescope
March 16, 2012
Australian and Korean radio telescopes have been linked for the first time, forming a system that acts as a telescope 8000 km across. More information.
CSIRO astronomer is NSW Young Tall Poppy of the Year
November 4, 2011
CASS astronomer George Hobbs has been named as the NSW Young Tall Poppy of the Year. The award was presented at an event at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum on Thursday 3 […]
Churning galaxy is a snake pit
October 25, 2011
The violent swirling of the gas between the stars has been captured for the first time with a CSIRO telescope. More information.
“The Dish” finds a “diamond planet”
August 30, 2011
Astronomers using ‘The Dish’ – CSIRO’s radio telescope near Parkes, NSW – believe they’ve found a small planet made of diamond, orbiting an unusual star. More information.
Galaxies are running out of gas
August 22, 2011
The Universe forms fewer stars than it used to, and a CSIRO study has now shown why: galaxies are running out of gas. More information.