Unprecedented behaviour detected from nearby magnetar
April 9, 2024
Captured by cutting-edge radio telescope technology, a chance reactivation of a magnetar has revealed an unexpectedly complex environment.
ATCA becomes stellar ‘speed camera’ in world-first measurement
April 2, 2024
For the first time, the super-fast speeds of a neutron star’s powerful jets have been recorded by CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array on Gomeroi Country and the European Space Agency’s […]
Access to ASKAP data update
February 7, 2024
16 Feb 2024: The majority of archival ASKAP data is now available via the CASDA portal and we’re currently migrating recent data deposits. No data has been lost. We anticipate […]
ATNF part of research into anonymising infrastructure applications
February 1, 2024
The Office of the Women in STEM Ambassador Initiative has released their findings into the effectiveness of anonymising applications for gender equality and the promotion of early career researchers. Our […]
Ultra-deep ATCA Imaging of 47 Tucanae Reveals a Central Compact Radio Source
January 25, 2024
A team of astronomers led by Alessandro Paduano (ICRAR/Curtin) have published the results of an ultra-deep radio continuum survey, containing 480 hr of observations, of the Galactic globular cluster 47 […]
Immersive VR goes beyond being there
December 14, 2023
In Going beyond being there to bring astronomy to the world, Vanessa Moss (and co-authors Aidan Hotan, Emily Kerrison, and Ron Ekers) discuss a collaborative project showcasing how VR can […]
Astronomers using ASKAP catch radio waves from supermassive black holes
December 6, 2023
An international team of astronomers using our ASKAP radio telescope have detected radio waves from 40 large galaxies in the nearby universe. Researchers led by Michael J. I. Brown of […]
RACS-mid second data release (DR2)
November 23, 2023
Out now: The second data release (DR2) of RACS-mid1 set of curated and combined images made from the 1493 tiles observed as part of RACS-mid1 at 1367.5 MHz (with 144 […]
ASKAP Update for November 2023
November 21, 2023
This month’s ASKAP update reports on survey progress, the latest ASKAPsoft pipeline software release and plans to improve ASKAP’s astrometry. Successful guest science PIs from the current semester should have […]
Apply now for 2024APR semester observing time
November 20, 2023
We’re pleased to announce that proposals for ATNF observing time are now open for the 2024APR semester, including the new ATNF long-term projects scheme. Grab your chance to use one […]
Supplementary 2023OCTS call for ATCA filler proposals
November 16, 2023
We’ve opened a new call today for filler project proposals using the Australia Telescope Compact Array, during January-March 2024. Following the postponed installation and commissioning of the BIGCAT correlator upgrade […]
Shaw Prize for Astronomy awarded to astronomers for the discovery of fast radio bursts
November 15, 2023
This year’s Shaw Prize for Astronomy has been jointly awarded to Matthew Bailes, Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin