ATNF astronomer wins 2006 Malcolm McIntosh Prize
October 16, 2006
Dr Naomi McClure-Griffiths of the ATNF has won the 2006 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year. The award is one of the five Prime Minister’s Prizes for […]
Wildflowers in the Sky: Astronomy for Mid West Schools Project now online
October 10, 2006
Wildflowers in the Sky is an ASISTM project linking ATNF and other partner organisations with five schools in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Students are engaged by hands-on […]
Astronomy Education Sessions at Science Teacher Conferences in Victoria and NSW
October 5, 2006
Our Education Officer will be presenting workshop sessions for Primary and Secondary teachers at both STAVCON at La Trobe University, Melbourne, 23 -24 November and at the STANSW Annual Conference, […]
Australia, South Africa, short-listed for giant telescope
September 28, 2006
Australia and South Africa have been short-listed as the countries to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a giant next-generation radio telescope being developed by scientists in 17 countries. The […]
Australian SKA Planning Office newsletter no.8 now available
September 25, 2006
ASPO Newsletter No. 8: Latest milestones for the NTD and SKAMP; new appointments and SKA job opportunities in WA More information.
SKA News: Industry Newsletter No 8
September 15, 2006
Latest Australian SKA Industry Newsletter is now available More information.
General relativity survives gruelling pulsar test
September 15, 2006
Astronomers have used a pair of pulsars orbiting each other, found with CSIROÂ’s Parkes telescope in 2003, to show that EinsteinÂ’s theory of general relativity is correct to within 0.05% […]
ASAP 2.1 released
September 12, 2006
We are pleased to announce the release of version 2.1 of the ATNF Spectral Analysis Package (ASAP). This software is intended to be used for analysis of spectral line observations […]
Australian SKA Planning Office Newsletter issue 7 now available
September 8, 2006
This special issue of the ASPO newsletter gives an overview of SKA-related projects in Australia and New Zealand. More information.
Part-time position available – Astronomy Research Assistant – Approx 12-15 hours per week
September 1, 2006
The ATNF requires an assistant with a science component to their education, familiarity with computing, use of internet resources and preferably an interest in astronomy, for approximately 12-15 hours per […]
New Assistant Director at the ATNF, leading the xNTD and SKA Phase 1 Theme
August 28, 2006
We have great pleasure in announcing that Dr Dave DeBoer has been appointed as the new Assistant Director at the ATNF, leading the xNTD and SKA Phase 1 Theme. Dave […]
Parkes finds unexpected ‘heartbeats’ in star
August 24, 2006
A US-Australian research team found that a “magnetar” – a kind of star with the strongest magnetic fields known in the Universe – is giving off extraordinary radio pulses, which […]