ASKAP 36-beam image of NGC 7232 field

September 14, 2016

by Juan Madrid (CASS) The image above is an ASKAP continuum image of the NGC 7232 WALLABY Early Science field taken with 12 antennas, forming 36 beams, and a bandwidth […]

ATCA Legacy Projects

September 13, 2016

by Phil Edwards (CASS) Eleven ATCA Legacy Projects were considered by an international Time Assignment Committee (TAC) in early August. The TAC recommended two projects be given the highest priority: […]

Welcome to Christopher Riseley

September 12, 2016

by George Heald (CASS) CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) welcomes Dr Christopher Riseley who joins the Astro Group as an OCE post-doctoral fellow, specialising in low-frequency radio astronomy, galaxy […]

ASKAP Phased-Array Feed No 17

September 9, 2016

by Brett Hiscock (CASS) The roll-out of Phased-Array Feeds (PAFs) on the Australian SKA Pathfinder continues. Currently data are being taken with up to 36 beams on the ASKAP-12 array, […]

The SKA-low site

September 8, 2016

by Lister Staveley-Smith (ICRAR) A recent visit to the Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory (MRO) by (from left to right) Giovanni Bignami (SKA Board chair), Patricia Kelley (DIIS Deputy Secretary, Australian SKA […]

ATNF Colloquium – The Galactic ecosystem: infall and outflow in the halo of the Milky Way

September 7, 2016

by Vanessa Moss (Sydney Uni) Abstract. The ecosystem of a galaxy is driven by the balance between outflows from the star-forming disk and infall due to interactions with nearby galaxies […]

2016 Bolton and Student Symposium

September 6, 2016

CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science invites the astronomical research community to attend and submit presentations for this year’s joint Bolton and Student Symposium , held on the 22nd of November […]

Congratulations to Vikram

September 5, 2016

by George Hobbs (CASS) CSIRO’s blog recently presented an article about Dr Vikram Ravi. Vikram was a co-supervised student at CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) with Stuart Wyithe (Melbourne […]

Congratulations to Lisa !

September 2, 2016

by Helen Sim (CASS) On Wednesday evening CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science’s Lisa Harvey-Smith was awarded this year’s Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Eureka Prize for the Promoting Understanding […]

ATNF Colloquium – SKA: progress towards construction

September 1, 2016

by Phil Diamond (SKA Office) Abstract. I will discuss recent happenings across the global SKA project, provide an update on the design activities and discuss plans for the transition to […]