CSIRO Medals for ATNF Staff
December 12, 2002
Several ATNF staff were honoured at CSIRO’s annual awards ceremony, held in Parliament House, Canberra, on 10 December. ATNF Assistant Director John Brooks received a Medal for Lifetime Achievement: this […]
Summer Vacation Program
November 27, 2002
On 2 December 2002 we will welcome 20 university students to the joint ATNF and CTIP summer vacation program for 2002/2003. The students will be working for CSIRO for 10 […]
ATCA 2003JANT schedule now available
November 26, 2002
The ATCA 2003JANT schedule is now available. More information.
ATNF Annual Report available
November 18, 2002
The ATNF Annual Report 2001 is now available on the web. The printed version of the report will be distributed by 21 November 2002. More information.
Bolton Fellowship in Radio Astronomy – Now open for applications
October 28, 2002
Applications are invited for the Bolton Fellowship, a three-year post-doctoral appointment tenable at any of the major Australia Telescope National Facility locations. Bolton Fellows are encouraged to undertake research and/or […]
Employment opportunity: Operations engineer/scientist
October 24, 2002
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to help us with the operation of the Mopra Telescope. This position is available at the Narrabri observatory. More information.
Employment Opportunity: Director – ATNF
October 15, 2002
The position of Director of the Australia Telescope National Facility is now open for applications. The closing date is 15 November 2002. More information.
Mini black hole may help explain massive ones
October 8, 2002
Scientists using CSIRO’s Australia Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have watched a mini black hole in our Galaxy shoot out ‘jets’ of particles like a cosmic water-pistol. “What they’ve […]
CSIRO To Help Ease NASA’s ”Traffic Jam”
September 6, 2002
When six spacecraft besiege Mars in early 2004, CSIRO will help NASA catch as much data from them as possible. The three tracking stations of NASA’s Deep Space Network – […]
First North Spur Fringes and Image!
August 13, 2002
Yesterday, Tuesday August 13, the ATCA reconfigured to the H75 array. This array uses two antennas on the north spur, as well as the new station at the intersection of […]
SKA Post Doctoral Fellowship
August 13, 2002
Australia Telescope National Facility – Narrabri, NSW We are seeking a motivated Post-Doctoral Fellow to work with us on investigations to determine the optimum layout of the collecting area for […]
Black holes’ fatal attraction triggers galaxies’ change of heart
August 5, 2002
Supermassive black holes at the hearts of large galaxies merge when their host galaxies do, say Professor David Merritt of Rutgers University, New Jersey, and Professor Ron Ekers of CSIRO’s […]