First fringes between SKA-Low stations
September 20, 2024
The SKA-Low has begun to work as an interferometer, with first fringes showing successful correlation between two stations.
Australian researchers develop ultra-accurate synchronisation tech for the SKA
July 5, 2016
Last week, a team of Australian researchers successfully completed Astronomical Verification of a critical sub-system of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The equipment was built in partnership with the SKA […]
ASKAP2016: the future is now!
June 7, 2016
The ASKAP2016 conference has kicked off at the University of Sydney, bringing together the user community to plan key aspects of the Early Science program, share cutting-edge results and discuss […]
‘Bird-of-paradise’ sings a sweet tune for ASKAP
April 15, 2016
The first ever 36-beam image has been produced during commissioning activities with CSIRO’s ASKAP telescope, covering 30 square degrees with over 1300 sources. The radio image was produced using the […]
Maximising impact with the SKA in Australia
April 8, 2016
The second annual OzSKA meeting was held to discuss developments in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – with a focus not only on astronomy, but also technological development and the […]
Parkes granted status as SKA pathfinder
April 7, 2016
CSIRO’s iconic Parkes radio telescope has been granted the status of ‘SKA pathfinder’ by the Square Kilometre Array Organisation, on the basis of its role in testing innovation new receiver […]
A bright start to 2016 for ASKAP’s renewables
February 19, 2016
The solar power station for CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope has been powering ahead at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia throughout January. At the end of 2015, […]
Bonn-bound PAF pops by Parkes
February 19, 2016
ASKAP receiver technology is about to branch out beyond the MRO, having been recently deployed to the Parkes Observatory for testing. Through an agreement with the Max Planck Institute for […]
A bright start to 2016 for ASKAP renewables
February 1, 2016
Progress on the solar power station for the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope has been powering ahead at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia throughout January. More information.
Further progress towards SKA intergovernmental organisation
February 1, 2016
Friday 29 January, Rome, Italy: The second meeting of the preparatory negotiations towards establishing SKA Organisation as an intergovernmental organisation (IGO) regulated by a treaty has just ended in Rome, […]
2015: An ASKAP year to remember
December 21, 2015
The end of the year is a time to reflect on the major achievements of the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) project in 2015, thanks to the team staff based in […]
New PAFs ‘on the verge’ of surpassing BETA
December 18, 2015
Commissioning activities with the newest ASKAP receivers (Mk II) have produced an image from 25 beams, with early data indicating the performance of the Mk II systems may be on […]