Mark McKinnon to lead SKA Dish Array Consortium
September 9, 2013
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Chief Lewis Ball has announced that Dr Mark McKinnon will soon join CSIRO as a member of CASS and of the team developing the SKA […]
Plans underway for CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive
September 6, 2013
While commissioning continues with the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia, planning is now also underway for a core computing component – […]
CSIRO telescope marks 25 years of success
August 28, 2013
One of the world’s most successful astronomy observatories, CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array near Narrabri, NSW, turns 25 years of age on 2 September. More information.
Pulsars make a GPS for the cosmos
August 20, 2013
CSIRO scientists have written software that could guide spacecraft to Alpha Centauri, show that the planet Nibiru doesn’t exist … and prove that the Earth goes around the Sun. More […]
First full VLBI session held at Marsfield SOC
August 20, 2013
During 14-19 August, a VLBI session was held in the Science Operations Centre (SOC) at Marsfield’s CSIRO Astronomy and Science (CASS) headquarters. The five-day observing session marked a significant milestone, […]
ASKAP Telescope Receives SIEF Grant
August 9, 2013
CSIRO’s newest radio telescope, the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) has been awarded a $6m grant under the Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF). The funding will help ensure that the […]
Positive response to ASKAP Early Science Workshop
August 7, 2013
In May 2013, CSIRO announced that there would be a program of early science observations on the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope. The astronomy community was asked for input on […]
Multi-beam image validates ASKAP BETA system design
July 26, 2013
The ASKAP team has produced the first multi-beam image with the ASKAP BETA system, with the new hardware correlator installed at the Murchison Radio Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia. More […]
Applications for 2013 CASS Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships now open
July 25, 2013
The 2013 CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science (CASS) Vacation Scholarship Program is a fantastic opportunity to undertake a research project at one of the world’s leading radioastronomy facilities. As part […]
Deep-space flashes light up a new face of Nature
July 17, 2013
CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope has detected brief flashes of radio emission from the distant Universe. Their origin is unknown. More information.
Parkes Telescope: remote and unattended operation begins
July 16, 2013
At 5:30 this morning the first remote and unattended observation with the Parkes telescope began with project P812; Ettore Carretti is the observer from his home near Parkes. The telescope […]
Further phase closure success with ASKAP hardware correlator
July 15, 2013
Just days after the ASKAP team achieved phase closure with three ASKAP antenna systems and the ASKAP hardware correlator in the Sydney workshop, the same commissioning tests were successfully repeated […]