Phase closure achieved with Mk II PAFs
August 27, 2015
The first interferometric tests carried out on three Mk II phased array feed receivers recently installed at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) have confirmed the in-the-field performance of the newest […]
Energy Made Clean to build off-grid solar power station for ASKAP
July 17, 2015
CSIRO has appointed EMC Solar Construction to engineer, procure and construct a 1.6 MW Solar Power Station at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO), home to CSIRO’s newest radio telescope, ASKAP. […]
Australia embarks on SKA telescope treaty negotiations
July 16, 2015
Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Science, Karen Andrews, today announced a new step towards realising Australia’s ambition to host next-generation radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Visiting Australia’s SKA […]
Balagardi Barnagardi launched in Canberra for NAIDOC week
July 10, 2015
A pop-up art exhibition was launched this week in Canberra, in celebration of artwork from the Wajarri Yamatji and the connection they have with the country in the remote Mid-West […]
New lead announced for SKA Dish Consortium
June 24, 2015
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science is delighted to announce the appointment of Roger Franzen to its team developing the SKA telescope. Roger will lead the SKA Dish Consortium, a multi-national […]
Open access to ASKAP data to enable multiple breakthroughs
June 22, 2015
CSIRO’s newest radio telescope, the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP), is much more than the physical components that make up the telescope – a vital part of the project is how […]
OzSKA meeting gets a sneak peek of ASKAP science
April 13, 2015
Over 100 astronomers gathered at the University of Melbourne for the OzSKA meeting, a chance to discuss radio astronomy over the next decade and prepare for science with the future […]
ASKAP PAF performance signficantly improved with Mk II system
February 20, 2015
On-dish measurements from CSIRO’s newest phased-array feed (PAF) have confirmed low-noise performance across the entire ASKAP frequency band. Results for the Mk II PAF, installed on ASKAP Antenna 29 at […]
Widefield continuum and polarisation capabilities demonstrated with BETA
December 4, 2014
The ASKAP commissioning and early science team has successfully demonstrated widefield continuum imaging with the ASKAP phased array feed (PAF) receivers installed on the Boolardy Engineering Test Array (BETA). A […]
ASKAP wins national innovation award
November 27, 2014
CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope has taken home the overall prize in the Australian Innovation Challenge Awards, with judges recognising the telescope as “one of those advances that keeps […]
Industry collaboration leading to big things
November 20, 2014
NB: the following information may not be up-to-date but is included for historical interest. 14 November 2014 Through the ASKAP project, CSIRO is working with Puzzle Precision, a a quality, […]
ASKAP streams in to Supercomputing 2014
November 20, 2014
This week, delegates of the Supercomputing 2014 (SC14) conference in New Orleans had a chance to visit the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) and chat with ASKAP team members via a […]