CSIRO telescopes lead observing marathon
January 16, 2009
CSIRO radio telescopes were among those leading off a 33-hour worldwide observing marathon as part of the official start to the International Year of Astronomy. More information.
“Astronomy without borders” on show in China
June 20, 2008
Working from China, CSIRO astronomers have remotely controlled telescopes in three countries and streamed their data to CSIROÂ’s Parkes Observatory in New South Wales for processing in real time. More […]
Strange star stumps astronomers
May 16, 2008
An obese oddball of a star has left astronomers scratching their heads as to how it could have formed. Dr David Champion of CSIRO ATNF and his colleagues from 20 […]
CSIRO astronomers win “private data highway” across USA
April 23, 2008
CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility has been awarded a “private data highway” – a 10 gigabit per second link – across the USA by a major internet consortium and a […]
Australia and Germany strengthen technical links for SKA
March 5, 2008
CSIRO and its counterpart in Germany, the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, have signed an agreement that will strengthen their cooperation over plans for the international Square Kilometre Array telescope. More information.
Gas ‘finger’ points to galaxies’ future
February 5, 2008
Like a fork piercing a fried egg, a giant finger of hydrogen gas is poking through our Milky Way Galaxy from outside, astronomers using CSIRO radio telescopes at Parkes and […]
UN proclaims 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy
December 20, 2007
The UN General Assembly has proclaimed 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). The ATNF and AAO, jointly, are the National Node for the organisation of IYA in Australia. […]
Minister Carr launches student remote-observing program
December 18, 2007
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, today launched a project that will let students use the Parkes telescope to study pulsars. More information.
Lifetime achievement award to ATNF’s Dr Dick Manchester
December 4, 2007
Dr Dick Manchester was presented with a CSIRO Lifetime Achievement Award at the CSIRO Medals ceremony on 21 November 2007. The award recognises his 40 years of research on pulsars, […]
Mysterious energy burst stuns astronomers
September 28, 2007
Astronomers using CSIROÂ’s Parkes telescope have detected a huge burst of radio energy from the distant universe that could open up a new field in astrophysics. The research team, led […]
Networks create instant world telescope
September 5, 2007
For the first time, a CSIRO radio telescope has been linked to others in China and Europe in real-time, demonstrating the power of high-speed global networks and effectively creating a […]
CSIRO astronomer awarded L’Oréal fellowship
August 29, 2007
Dr Ilana Feain of CSIROÂ’s Australia Telescope National Facility is one of four early-career scientists who have been awarded a LÂ’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellowship. Dr Feain will […]