Astrophysics for Physics Teachers Workshop, 5 March
February 21, 2005
There are still places available for teachers who wish to attend the “Astrophysics for Physics Teachers” workshop at Marsfield, Sydney on Saturday 5 March. Participants will hear a range of […]
Monster star blast ‘brighter than full Moon’
February 19, 2005
Radio telescopes of CSIRO and the University of Sydney, and others in Europe, India and the USA, have been watching the aftermath of one of the most stupendous cosmic explosions […]
CSIRO telescopes help rescue Titan experiment
February 10, 2005
CSIRO’s radio telescopes and others in Australia, China, Japan and the USA have revealed how the wind speeds on Saturn’s moon Titan vary with altitude—and have turned a disappointment into […]
Magnetic mystery solved
January 31, 2005
Magnetars – stars with magnetic fields a thousand million million times stronger than Earth’s – are formed when some of the biggest stars in the cosmos explode, says a team […]
Charlene Heisler Prize Launched for School Students
January 27, 2005
The Charlene Heisler Prize is open to students across Australia in Years 8 -10. Working individually or in groups students write a series of webpages tackling this year’s theme; How […]
Australian telescopes ready for historic space mission
January 17, 2005
12 January 2005 Radio telescopes of CSIRO and the University of Tasmania stand ready to follow the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe as it plummets through the clouds of Saturn’s […]
Workshops for Victorian Physics Teachers
January 11, 2005
Date: Wednesday 9 February 2005 Location: Monash University, Clayton, VIC Our Education Officer, Rob Hollow will be running two workshops at the STAV & AIP VCE Physics Teachers’ Conference in […]
ATNF Telescopes to Take Part in Huygens Space-Probe Experiment
January 11, 2005
On 14 January 2005, radio telescopes of CSIRO and other Australian institutions will help pinpoint the location of the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe as it plunges through the clouds […]
Double pulsar discovery makes Science’s ‘top ten’ of 2004
December 23, 2004
The discovery of the first-known double pulsar system, made with CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope, has been named by the journal ‘Science’ as one of the top ten breakthroughs of 2004. […]
Australian telescopes to take part in Huygens space-probe experiment
December 9, 2004
On 14 January 2005, radio telescopes of CSIRO and other Australian institutions will help pinpoint the location of the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe as it plunges through the clouds […]
Australia Telescope Online Archive released
December 3, 2004
We are pleased to announce the public release of the Australia Telescope Online Archive. This provides access to the Australia Telescope Compact Array archive data files (uncalibrated) for observations taken […]
Employment Opportunity: Technical Officers (two positions)
November 22, 2004
Two Electronics Technical Officers are required to assemble, maintain, test and install radioastronomy instrumentation. Applicants must be able to demonstrate capabilities that would allow them to work effectively in a […]