Dover Heights Ceremony – 20 July 2003
July 6, 2003
Rodney Reserve at Dover Heights is one of the most remarkable and most important astronomical sites in New South Wales. Between 1946 and 1954, this former WWII radar station was […]
New Director for Australia Telescope National Facility
May 9, 2003
Professor Brian J. Boyle, Director of the Anglo-Australian Observatory, has been named as new Director of the CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF). He will take up his appointment in […]
‘Cosmic dandruff’ mystery solved
May 6, 2003
Recent discoveries made with CSIRO’s Parkes telescope appear to have settled a 40-year-old controversy about the nature of gas clouds that surround our Milky Way Galaxy. Small ‘high-velocity’ clouds of […]
Employment Opportunities – Visitors Centre Manager & Education Officer
April 30, 2003
The ATNF is seeking two highly motivated science communicators to maintain and develop its already high public profile through its Visitors Centres and public education program. The positions will be […]
First 12mm fringes on six antennas and ammonia observations at the ATCA
April 16, 2003
Following a sequence of shutdowns and extra engineering time starting back on 24 March, we have now completed another major step in the millimetre upgrade. At 4:01pm on 16 April […]
Gas clouds make new telescope
April 9, 2003
CSIRO and overseas astronomers have found a way to harness clouds of gas in space to make a natural ‘telescope’ more powerful than any manmade telescope currently in operation. More […]
Casual VLBI Correlator Operator
March 27, 2003
ATNF has a casual vacancy for VLBI correlator operator(s) to assist with the operation of the LBA correlator. The demand for such operators varies and it is available only on […]
ATNF’s Dr Dick Manchester wins Federation Fellowship
March 25, 2003
Dr Dick Manchester of the ATNF is one of 24 recipients in the latest round of Federation Fellowships – the Commonwealth Government’s most prestigious annual research awards. The main goal […]
Fires at Mount Stromlo Observatory
January 21, 2003
The Australian astronomical community is deeply saddened by the tragic damage to Canberra and, in particular, to the Mount Stromlo Observatory that occured from sweeping bush fires on Saturday 18 […]
Australian-raised researcher is new head of international mega-telescope project
January 3, 2003
The world’s largest radio telescope project has appointed its first international leader. On January 1, the Australian-raised Professor Richard Schilizzi, formerly Director of the Joint Institute for Very Long Baseline […]
Grote Reber, pioneer of radio astronomy, passes away at 90
December 31, 2002
Grote Reber, pioneer of radio astronomy, died in Tasmania on 20 December, two days before his 91st birthday. He was probably the last person to win major prizes in astronomy […]
Connell Wagner to Boost Mega-Telescope Research
December 24, 2002
Australia’s efforts in the Square Kilometre Array telescope project are set to receive a boost, with consulting firm Connell Wagner joining the CSIRO lead consortium. On Friday 20 December the […]