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
ATCA gives new view of a supernova remnant 1E 0102.2–7219
November 14, 2023
Astronomers using using ATNF instruments to study a supernova remnant in a neighbouring galaxy have revealed new high-resolution images of the object made using ATCA. The international team observed SNR […]
ASKAP update for October 2023
October 30, 2023
This month we report on survey progress, ingest cluster maintenance, the latest CASDA release and several new science data processing software features. More information.
Record-breaking fast radio burst offers astronomers path to weigh the Universe
October 26, 2023
Astronomers using ASKAP discovered an eight-billion-year-old burst of energy, demonstrating that we can detect and measure matter between galaxies. The discovery opens a path to using fast radio bursts to […]
Astronomers using ASKAP reveal cosmic ribbon around rare galaxy
September 21, 2023
International astronomers using our ASKAP radio telescope have revealed a galaxy wrapped in a cosmic ‘ribbon’. The research, led by Dr Nathan Deg and Dr Kristine Spekkens from Queen’s University […]
ASKAP update for August 2023
August 15, 2023
This month’s ASKAP update reports on maintenance activities and some of the interesting features found during data validation efforts. More information.
First data release of RACS-mid
August 3, 2023
The first data release from RACS-mid is available now, with Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia publishing the associated research paper ‘The Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey IV: continuum imaging […]