Position Vacant – Technical Officer/RF Technician
September 21, 2005
The ATNF Narrabri Observatory has a position available for a Technical Officer or RF Technician. The indefinite position has been advertised across both disciplines however only one appointment will be […]
Astrophotography Exhibition launched at Sydney Observatory
September 12, 2005
The winning entries of the David Malin awards will be on display at the Sydney Observatory until November 2005 as part of the 2005 Central West Astronomical Societey’s Astrophotography Exhibition. […]
POSITION VACANT – Software Scientist
September 9, 2005
The Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) is seeking an enthusiastic software scientist to join the New Technology Demonstrator project in the design of the next generation radio telescope systems. More […]
Scholarship Opportunity: CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships
September 5, 2005
========================================================== CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships – Closing Date: 6 Nov 2005 ========================================================== For some exceptional students, who will separately obtain an APA or equivalent University scholarship, CSIRO offers a prestigious top-up […]
Mars or other planets not as big as moon
August 24, 2005
An email circulating around the world has many people believing that Mars, or other planets, will appear as big as the Moon this August. This is not the case but […]
Australian SKA Planning Office newsletter – Issue 1 available
August 18, 2005
The first issue of the Australian SKA Planning Office newsletter is now available. More information.
ATCA and Mopra schedules for 2005OCTS are now available
August 4, 2005
The ATCA and Mopra schedules for 2005OCTS (1 October 2005 – 31 March 2006) are now available More information.
2005 ATNF Summer Vacation Scholarships
August 1, 2005
CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) offers scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students who have completed undergraduate courses of three years or more in Astrophysics, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical […]
CSIRO/Bolton Postdoctoral Fellowships
July 29, 2005
Applications are invited for Bolton/CSIRO Fellowships in astrophysics and/or Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – related strategic research. These are three-year post-doctoral appointments at the ATNF, Australia’s premier radio astronomical facility. […]
View the Dish Live
June 28, 2005
View the famous Parkes radio telescope live via our new webcam. You can see the telescope in action day and night. A new image is uploaded every 30 seconds. Download […]
Aussie astronomers prepare for smash hit
June 28, 2005
Astronomers at Australia’s national radio and optical observatories will watch as a probe released from a spacecraft slams into a comet about 133 million km away at a speed of […]
Double pulsar puts Einstein to the test
June 1, 2005
Einstein has kept his crown. His general theory of relativity, published in 1916, has stood up to the toughest tests astronomers have so far devised – tests based on a […]