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Images of the LMC SNR N 132D with contours overlaid from ATCA 2.1 GHz (top row), 5.5 GHz (middle row), and 9.0 GHz (bottom row). Left column: ATCA total intensity images at 2.1 GHz (top), 5.5 GHz (middle), and 9.0 GHz (bottom). Middle column: Broadband Chandra X-ray images. Right column: HST [O III] filter images. From Alsaberi et al. 2026

The LMC supernova remnant N132D

October 16, 2026

Alsaberi et al. present a new radio continuum study of the Large Magellanic Cloud supernova remnant N 132D using observations from the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) and MeerKAT. The […]

Cyan circles show the previously published Parkes multibeam (PMB) coverage of the 12 pointings targeted at known supernova remnants (SNRs) and pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) in the SMC. The red circle marks the PMB beam in which PSR J0103−72 was discovered, while the black cross marks its nominal position, which is uncertain by approximately 7 arcmin. The green diamonds, labelled P1–P8, mark the centres of published MeerKAT TRAPUM survey pointings -- PSR J0103−72 did not fall within the coherent-beam coverage of these pointings. The background shows the integrated HI (neutral hydrogen) intensity from the primary-beam-corrected GASKAP-HI ASKAP–Parkes image. From Wang and Sengar 2026

Discovery of the Slowest Radio Pulsar in the Small Magellanic Cloud

October 15, 2026

Wang and Sengar report the discovery of a new radio pulsar PSR J0103-72 in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) through a reanalysis of Parkes/Murriyang archival observations targeting supernova remnants and […]

A neutral hydrogen (HI) image of the Large Magellanic Cloud with red circles marking the positions of the newly discovered pulsars. From Sengar et al. 2026

Discovery of Hidden Extragalactic Pulsars in Parkes Archival Data

October 14, 2026

Just over 1% of the known radio pulsar population resides in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, the satellite galaxies that are 50–62 kiloparsecs (160,000 to 200,000 light years) distant […]

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ATNF Colloquium — Angiraben Mahida (Curtin University)

October 13, 2026

Hunting Black Holes and Neutron Stars in Globular Clusters: Deepest Radio Images of Omega Centauri and 47 Tucanae ATCA stack image of 480 hours at 5.5 GHz with the core […]

Graphic from the Royal Australian Mint for the set of five Bright Ideas coins, including high-speed wireless local area networks.

Celebrating Bright Ideas

October 12, 2026

The Royal Australian Mint has just released a set of coins celebrating five of Australia’s best-known inventions. The Bright Ideas collection features the Stump Jump Plough, the Black Box Flight […]

Total intensity, (Stokes I, at top) and circularly polarised (Stokes V, middle) dynamic spectra of WW PsA after field modelling and subtraction, with a time resolution of 2.5 min. The bottom plot shows Stokes I, Q, U, and V lightcurves for the same observation with a time resolution of 5 min, where Stokes Q and U are linear polarisations. From Mitchell-Bolton et al. 2026.

Coherent radio bursts from the M4V dwarf star WW PsA

October 9, 2026

At radio frequencies, magnetically active M dwarf stars are capable of emission with intensity far exceeding that from the Sun. In addition to slowly-varying quiescent emission ascribed to gyro-synchrotron radiation, […]

High-resolution spectra showing the main carrier and sidebands of the Voyager 1 (left) and Voyager 2 (right) telemetry downlinks as produced by the Breakthrough Listen systems at the Green Bank Telescope and Parkes, respectively. The Voyager spacecraft are the farthest human-made objects from Earth, making these faint signals of known origin a suitable end-to-end test of the Breakthough Listen signal chains. From MacMahon and Czech, 2026.

The First Decade of Breakthrough Listen

October 8, 2026

Breakthrough Listen (BL), launched in July 2015 with a 10-year, $100M commitment from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, is the most comprehensive search for technosignatures ever conducted. MacMahon and Czech review […]

A three-colour ASKAP image of the G343.1−00.7 complex at bottom left, with the nearby HII region G343.147−00.443 at top right. The image, shows 944 MHz (Band 1) data in red, 1.25 GHz (Band 2) data in green and 1.55 GHz (Band 3) data in blue. The non-thermal emission from the SNR appears predominantly red, clearly distinguished from the spectrally flatter thermal emission of the nearby HII region. From Loru et al. 2026

Deep radio characterization of the supernova remnant G343.1-00.7

October 7, 2026

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are extended radio sources whose morphology and evolution are shaped by the interaction of strong shocks with the surrounding medium. Radio morphological and spectral studies are essential […]

A composite light curve of the Long Period Transient J1555−5631 made from 1.36 GHz ASKAP (black) and 1.28 GHz MeerKAT (purple) datasets. Solid (dashed) vertical lines mark the main pulse (interpulse) peaks. The inset shows the simultaneous ASKAP and MeerKAT interpulse, with representative error bars shown at the top left of the inset. From Hyman et al 2026.

Discovery of a 62-min long-period transient

October 6, 2026

Hyman et al. report the serendipitous discovery of the long-period transient LPT J1555−5631 with a period of 62.2 min in MeerKAT and ASKAP survey data. The source emitted bright (10-30 […]

A mosaic of CRAFT FRBs, dedispersed to the structure-maximising Dispersion Measure and averaged in time and frequency for visual clarity. From Dial et al. 2026

CRAFT HTR2: Polarimetry of 64 fast radio bursts from ASKAP

October 2, 2026

Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are extra-galactic millisecond bursts of radio emission. FRBs are extremely bright, with spectral luminosities up to ten orders of magnitude greater than radio emission from Galactic […]

James Moon, owner/operator of Moon and Co Cafe, welcomes guests to the newly re-opened cafe at the Parkes Observatory. (Image credit: Tricia Trim)

Parkes Observatory cafe re-opens

October 1, 2026

The 1st of October is International Coffee Day, and a previous ADAP marked the occasion with a photo from the opening of the Dish Cafe at the Parkes Observatory back […]

ATNF Colloquium — Imke de Pater (University of California, Berkeley)

September 30, 2026

Io’s Volcanic Activity as seen through Multi-Wavelength Observations A composite image of Io in front of a Cassini photo of Jupiter. ALMA observations show plumes of sulfur dioxide (yellow) rising […]

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