Multiwavelength observations of a transitional millisecond pulsar binary

February 19, 2020

De Martino et al. have described multiwavelength observations of transitional millisecond pulsar binary XSS J12270-4859 during its current rotation-powered state, including observations with the NuSTAR X-ray satellite and the Parkes […]

The Stranger at the Dish

February 18, 2020

The first Australian science fiction TV series has been given a new lease of life. The Stranger enjoyed immediate popularity when first broadcast on the ABC in 1964, but has […]

Welcome Ivy Wong

February 17, 2020

Ivy Wong joined CASS, Kensington at the end of January as a CSIRO science leader working on the massive data challenges in the SKA era. Ivy is primarily a radio […]

Brain transplant for the ATCA

February 14, 2020

As mentioned in a recent ADAP , the Parkes telescope and the Australia Telescope Compact Array will both benefit from Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) grants. […]

ATNF Colloquium – The SKA precursor telescope MeerKAT as a galaxy evolution explorer

February 13, 2020

Gyula Józsa (SKA Africa / Rhodes University) Abstract: MeerKAT is a radio telescope situated in South Africa’s Karoo desert. It has recently been built as an SKA demonstrator and precursor […]

ATNF Colloquium – Unveiling the low mass Universe with new HI surveys: Apertif and dwarf galaxies

February 12, 2020

Betsey Adams (ASTRON) Abstract: Apertif is a new phased-array feed for the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, greatly increasing its field of view and turning it into a natural survey instrument. […]

The 2020 COSPAR Scientific Assembly

February 11, 2020

The 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly will be hosted in Sydney from 15th to 22nd August at the International Convention Centre in Sydney. The 2020 Assembly will combine the latest in […]

The 2020 Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting

February 10, 2020

The 14th Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting (APRIM) will be hosted in Perth from 6th to 10th at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. APRIM2020 will be jointly hosted by CSIRO […]

Astronomical detection of the Lense-Thirring effect – by V.V. Krishnan et al.

February 7, 2020

In 1918, two Austrian scientists, Josef Lense and Hans Thirring, proposed that if Einstein’s General Relativity was right then spinning objects, including Earth, should twist and drag the fabric of […]

Vale Dick Hunstead

February 6, 2020

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Professor Dick Hunstead on January 30th, following a sudden illness. Dick spent his whole career at the University of […]

ATNF Colloquium – 2020 Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship Student Symposium

February 5, 2020

Abstract: During the Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship Student Symposium, the 2020 vacation students will describe in turn the astronomical or engineering projectsthey have undertaken during their stay at CASS. Most of […]

SKA calendar for February

February 4, 2020

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) calendar for 2020 celebrates the SKA family of pathfinder telescopes. February focuses on NenuFAR, the SKA pathfinder built in Nancay, France. It is a large […]