Public access to visitors centres
July 19, 2021
In response to the COVID-19 situation, our Parkes Observatory Visitors Centre, The Dish Café, outdoor viewing area and public toilets are currently closed. The visitor facilities are expected to reopen […]
2021/22 Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship Applications Now Open
July 8, 2021
Applications are now open for Undergraduate Vacation Studentships with Space and Astronomy. The program runs over the Australian summer holidays and offer high achieving and promising undergraduate students the opportunity […]
Public access to visitors centres
June 29, 2021
In response to the COVID-19 situation, our Compact Array Visitors Centre at Paul Wild Observatory, the outdoor viewing area and public toilets are currently closed. The visitor facilities are expected […]
Name change for CASS business unit in CSIRO
May 27, 2021
The CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science business unit, or CASS, is changing its name to ‘Space and Astronomy’ or S&A. The change will start rolling out from today with the […]
Tropical cyclone Seroja and our sites in Western Australia
April 12, 2021
Tropical cyclone Seroja crossed the coast of Western Australia north of the city of Geraldton overnight. We’re currently in touch with our staff based in Geraldton and all are safe […]
Applications open for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Radio Astronomy Surveys
March 30, 2021
We are seeking a PhD graduate or Early Career Researcher to join CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science in an exciting role aimed at conducting science with the Rapid ASKAP Continuum […]
CSIRO’s Dish to support one of the first commercial Moon landings
March 26, 2021
The iconic Parkes radio telescope, owned and operated by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, will help businesses to literally reach for the Moon by providing ground station support for one […]
Applications for March – September 2021 PULSE@Parkes Sessions Now Open
March 2, 2021
Schools are invited to apply to take part in a free PULSE@Parkes observing session. These sessions involve students using the iconic 64m Parkes radio telescope, Murriyang, in a live remote […]
ASKAP’s Digital Twin
March 1, 2021
Digital twins are virtual replicas of small and large-scale physical objects, buildings, cities, regions and systems, and often incorporate and visualise large amounts of information gathered or streamed in real-time […]
ASKAP team wins 2020 Newcomb Cleveland Prize
February 2, 2021
An ASKAP team led by CSIRO astronomer, Dr Keith Bannister has received the 2020 Newcomb Cleveland Prize, presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Each year since […]
ASKAP guide
February 1, 2021
As ASKAP continues its countdown to full-scale survey operations, exciting discoveries are already emerging from the latest observations. Shortly after the full release of images from the Rapid ASKAP Continuum […]
50 million light-year long gas filament discovered, confirming model of the evolution of the Universe
December 18, 2020
New research published today in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics describes the discovery of the longest gas filament yet seen. At 50 million light years long, this thread of hot […]