2012 CASS Teacher Workshops Registration Now Open
October 5, 2011
Registration for 2012 CASS teacher workshops are now open. You can book in for the one-day ‘Astrophysics for Physics Teachers’ workshop at Marsfield, 30 March or the three-day ‘Astronomy from […]
Australis Fellowship – applications open
September 6, 2011
The CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science and the Department of Astronomy at the Universidad de Chile invite applications for a joint post-doctoral research position (Australis Fellowship) in the field of […]
CASS set to support RadioNet3 Program
September 2, 2011
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science is partnering in the major new EU Framework 7 (FP7) proposal for “RadioNet3”. “RadioNet3” continues the successful RadioNet programmes which network all major radio observatories […]
“The Dish” finds a “diamond planet”
August 30, 2011
Astronomers using ‘The Dish’ – CSIRO’s radio telescope near Parkes, NSW – believe they’ve found a small planet made of diamond, orbiting an unusual star. More information.
OCE Postdoctoral Fellowship: Brewing great science with MALT90
August 24, 2011
Applications are invited for a three-year post-doctoral OCE fellowship at the CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science to conduct new and exciting research in the field of high-mass star-formation utilizing data […]
Galaxies are running out of gas
August 22, 2011
The Universe forms fewer stars than it used to, and a CSIRO study has now shown why: galaxies are running out of gas. More information.
2012 Bolton Fellowship Now Open
August 17, 2011
CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science invites applications for the 2012 Bolton Fellowship. The Bolton Fellowship is Australia’s longest standing prize fellowship and provides an outstanding opportunity for post-doctoral astronomy research […]
MALT90 first-year data release
August 7, 2011
We are pleased to release the first-year data for the Millimetre Astronomy Legacy Team 90GHz (MALT90) survey. MALT90 is a large international project aimed at characterizing high-mass dense cores. Exploiting […]
Mid West Radio-quiet Zone strengthened in support of radio astronomy
July 25, 2011
The ACMA has just announced enhanced protection for the Mid West Radio-quiet Zone (RQZ) in remote Western Australia, to support the development of the world’s premier radioastronomy facility at the […]
2011 CASS Summer Vacation Scholarships Now Open
July 22, 2011
Applications are now open for the 2011 CASS Summer Vacation Scholarships. Summer vacation scholarships are offered each year at CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science for graduate and undergraduate students who […]
Big step forward for SKA
July 7, 2011
The discovery potential of the future international SKA radio telescope has been glimpsed following the commissioning of a working optical fibre link between CSIROÂ’s Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope in […]
Aboriginal community names CSIRO telescope
June 7, 2011
The first six antennas of CSIROÂ’s Australian SKA Pathfinder telescope in Western Australia will today receive names in the local Wajarri language. More information.