Astronomer maps locations of mysterious fast-moving gas
December 5, 2017
An Australian researcher has created the most detailed map to date of clouds of high-velocity gas around our Galaxy. The work uses a survey made by CSIRO’s Parkes telescope and […]
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.
Gravitational waves world-first discovery Down Under
October 18, 2017
Our Australia Telescope Compact Array near Narrabri, NSW has been used by researchers from The University of Sydney and the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics to detect radio-wave […]
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 […]
Aussie astro tech to go on show in Adelaide
September 19, 2017
Australian technology now boosting the performance of Germany’s flagship radio telescope will go on show at the Adelaide Convention Centre as part of the International Astronautical Congress 2017 from September […]
ATCA helps capture ‘unprecedented detail’ in a gamma-ray burst
July 28, 2017
Using ground and space-based telescopes including the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), an international team has constructed one of the most detailed descriptions of a gamma-ray burst to date.The team’s […]
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 […]
Position available: Research Scientist & Observational Radio Astronomy
July 10, 2017
CASS invites applications for a Research Scientist in Observational Radio Astronomy. We are seeking someone with an outstanding track record in radio astronomy science and/or associated techniques to be involved […]
‘Pompom’ stars may solve quasar puzzle
June 27, 2017
Gas filaments surrounding stars like the strands of a pompom may be the answer to a 30-year old mystery: why quasars twinkle. This solution is published today in The Astrophysical […]
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 […]