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 […]
ASKAP Early Science Workshop 2013
July 9, 2013
Monday August 5th 2013 CSIRO Marsfield Lecture Theatre 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Videoconference Available ASKAP early science is a program of observations designed to explore new scientific parameter-space with […]
Hardware correlator phase closure clears way to BETA
July 9, 2013
The ASKAP team has made a great step forward in commissioning activities by achieving phase closure with three ASKAP antenna systems and the ASKAP FPGA-based hardware correlator at the CSIRO […]
CSIRO opens Observatory office
July 4, 2013
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science will today open a new support hub in Geraldton, Western Australia, for the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO). This local community event marks the official opening […]
Parkes Pulsar Data Archive upgraded
July 1, 2013
The Parkes Pulsar Data Archive contains a large number of raw data files from pulsar observations obtained with the Parkes telescope. These files are available via a web interface. The […]