New Online Resource Section for Teachers

April 27, 2005

Teachers may now access and download a range of resources from our new Teacher Resources & Services page. Information on other educational services offered to schools is also provided. The […]

Astrophysics in the Classroom Teacher Workshop, 14 June

April 26, 2005

This 2-hour free workshop for all teachers will provide participants with some simple and effective activities and practical ideas that cover concepts in the Astrophysics and Cosmic Engine units of […]

Hassled galaxy “thriving on chaos”

March 11, 2005

Powerful but unknown forces are at work in a small companion galaxy of the Milky Way, astronomers say in todayÂ’s issue of the journal Science. Something is keeping the structure […]

Astronomy from the Ground Up! Parkes Teacher Workshop, 13-15 May

March 8, 2005

There are still a few places available for our annual three-day teacher workshop held at the Parkes Observatory. Speakers present current research topics in astronomy and give you the background […]

Mopra schedule for 2005APRS is now available

March 1, 2005

The Mopra schedule for 2005 April semester (1 April to 30 September) is now available. More information.

ATCA schedule for 2005APRS is now available

February 27, 2005

The ATCA schedile for 2005APRS (1 April – 30 September 2005) is now available. More information.

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 […]