Honey, I shrunk the receiver
March 17, 2010
CSIRO and Australian company Sapphicon Semiconductor Pty Ltd have signed an agreement to jointly develop a complete radio receiver on a chip measuring just 5 mm x 5 mm that […]
First signal received by future telescope
March 3, 2010
The first antenna to be assembled as part of the Australia Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope, an important precursor to the Square Kilometre Array, has received its first radio […]
New leader of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science division
January 21, 2010
Following an extensive search and selection process, a senior researcher and university executive, Dr Philip Diamond, has been appointed Chief of CSIRO’s Astronomy and Space Science Division. More information.
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science formed
December 2, 2009
A new Division, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS), has been formed bringing together CSIRO’s radio astronomy capabilities (the Australia Telescope National Facility), NASA Operations (including the Canberra Deep Space […]
Nation’s top awards to CSIRO scientists
October 29, 2009
For his achievements in astronomy and wireless technologies, CSIRO’s Dr John O’Sullivan has been recognised with the nation’s pre-eminent science award & the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science. More information.
CSIRO sets science path for new telescope
September 9, 2009
CSIRO has chosen the major science projects that its Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope will tackle in its first five years. More information.
Star-birth myth ‘busted’
August 26, 2009
An international team of researchers has debunked one of astronomy’s long held beliefs about how stars are formed, using a set of galaxies found with CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope. More […]
Students to tweet telescope takeover
August 12, 2009
Students from three Melbourne high schools will take control of CSIRO’s famous Parkes telescope in NSW using the internet today (Wednesday August 12) and post their results on Twitter. More […]
One small step in the search for moonwalk tapes
July 21, 2009
The world will get the first glimpse of what the historic Apollo 11 moonwalk really looked like thanks to the exceptional footage taken from Australian telescopes. More information.
CSIRO astronomers reveal a ‘blue whale of space’
July 7, 2009
CSIRO astronomers have revealed the hidden face of an enormous galaxy called Centaurus A, which emits a radio glow covering an area 200 times bigger than the full Moon. More […]
Astronomer catch a star being revved-up
May 22, 2009
Researchers have witnessed a star being transformed into an object that spins at almost 600 times a second, using telescopes in the USA and the Netherlands, and CSIRO?s Parkes radio […]
Telescope upgrade turns data stream into a torrent
April 23, 2009
A major upgrade to CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array, which will turn the instrument’s data stream into a torrent, is almost completed. More information.