ATNF staff appointed as CSIRO Fellows
February 27, 2007
ATNF’s Professor Ron Ekers and Dr Dick Manchester were two of seven of CSIRO’s leading scientists that were made CSIRO Fellows at a ceremony in Canberra today. More information.
Next SKA Industry Cluster Event Announced for 19 Feb 07
February 2, 2007
The Australian SKA Industry Cluster Steering Committee invites you to a briefing on the “SKA Industry Cluster Initiative” – Next Generation Radio Astronomy and Industry Opportunities, to be held in […]
ASPO Newsletter 9
February 1, 2007
The latest Australian SKA Planning Office Newsletter is now available. More information.
2007 ATNF Astronomy Workshops for Teachers
January 22, 2007
Two popular teacher workshops in astronomy will be run by ATNF in the first half of 2007. “Astronomy from the Ground Up!” is a three day workshop for teachers of […]
Apollo Moon-landing award for telescope engineer
January 19, 2007
A former Officer-in-Charge at the Parkes telescope will receive an award in Houston, Texas, next week for his role in the 1969 Moon landing. Long-time Parkes resident David Cooke was […]
SKA FPA Pathfinders Meeting
January 8, 2007
CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility and the International SKA Project Office invite you to a workshop incorporating The Third International Focal Plane Array workshop and Science with xNTD/MIRA meeting Sydney, […]
CSIRO Parkes radio telescope 2007 open days
December 20, 2006
The 2007 Open Days at Parkes observatory will be held on Saturday 22 September 2007 to Sunday 23 September 2007. These days are a rare chance for the public to […]
Elvis at the Dish
December 20, 2006
Each January Parkes comes alive to the sounds of hip swiveling Elvis impersonators at the Parkes Elvis Festival. This year visitors to the Parkes observatory will see a star of […]
Parkes gears up for another 45 years
November 29, 2006
CSIRO’s Parkes telescope, which turned 45 in October, is getting a new lease on life this week with the replacement of some of its drive gears. The new gears replace […]
ATNF Telescope Applications for 2007APRS
November 15, 2006
Applications for observing time are now invited for the 2007 APRS semester for the following telescopes: Australia Telescope Compact Array Parkes radio telescope Mopra radio telescope Tidbinbilla 70-m antenna VLBI […]
Utzon and Tenix partner to help CSIRO telescope bid
November 9, 2006
(Tenix news release, 9 November 2006) Renowned Danish architect Jan Utzon has teamed with Tenix and CSIRO to help Australia win a bid to build the world’s largest radio telescope. […]
Public Viewing of the 9 November Transit of Mercury at Narrabri
November 1, 2006
The last transit of Mercury visible from Australia until 2032 will happen on the morning of Thursday 9 November 2006. Staff of the CSIRO Australia Telescope Compact Array at Narrabri […]