First continuum image achieved with six ASKAP antennas
February 10, 2014
The ASKAP commissioning team has successfully produced the first continuum image using six ASKAP antennas at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia. The six antennas were operated simultaneously […]
‘Galaxy’ goes live at the iVEC Pawsey Centre
February 7, 2014
The ASKAP Central Processor – also known as ‘Galaxy’, the RTC (real time computer) housed within the iVEC Pawsey Centre – has officially gone ‘live’, allowing the ASKAP team access […]
CSIRO scientist scores Grote Reber Medal
January 21, 2014
The 2014 Grote Reber Medal for innovative and significant contributions to radio astronomy will be awarded to Professor Ron Ekers, first director of both the US Very Large Array telescope […]
A highlight reel for ASKAP: 2013 in review
December 20, 2013
As another year comes to a close, there are a number of key achievements to highlight for the ASKAP team, including: – Various commissioning successes and a number of “firsts” […]
Find black holes while you’re on the bus
December 19, 2013
‘Radio Galaxy Zoo’ is a citizen-science project that lets anyone become a cosmic explorer. It uses data from the Australia Telescope Compact Array. More information.
Latest ASKAP Update now available
December 19, 2013
The latest edition of the ASKAP Update is now available for December 2013. This is the fifth edition of the Update – a regular series dedicated to conveying the latest […]
ASKAP PAF receivers achieve performance goal
December 16, 2013
Recent tests of CSIRO’s innovative PAF receivers developed for radio astronomy have successfully demonstrated near-optimal system performance across the entire ASKAP band. Successful results have been achieved by CSIRO in […]
First absorption line for ASKAP
December 4, 2013
CSIRO’s ASKAP commissioning team has achieved a new science demonstration with the first HI absorption line measured with ASKAP antennas at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia. More […]
ATNF website updated
December 4, 2013
The main ATNF website ( has been migrated to a content management system (CMS). If you maintain webpages on this site you will need to read the help pages (see […]
National award recognises engineering excellence of ASKAP PAF
November 21, 2013
CSIRO’s innovative new PAF receiver system has taken home a national Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Award at a ceremony in Canberra last night. The Australian Engineering Excellence Awards recognise world-class […]
CASS opens new office in Perth, WA
November 20, 2013
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science is expanding its ‘footprint’ through a new presence in Perth, Western Australia (WA), complementing its existing ASKAP and SKA project support facilities at Geraldton, home […]
Supercomputer launches toward Big Data
November 15, 2013
Today marks the official operational launch of the iVEC Pawsey Centre – Australia’s newest supercomputer facility in Perth, Western Australia. Supercomputing resources at iVEC’s Pawsey Centre will be available for […]