SPT-CL J2106-5844, a massive galaxy cluster merger at z>1 – by Di Mascolo et al.
February 3, 2021
SPT-CL J2106-5844 is among the most massive galaxy clusters at z>1 yet discovered. Recent studies indicate SPT-CL J2106-5844 is undergoing a major merger, and efforts are underway to better characterise […]
ASKAP’s Digital Twin
February 2, 2021
Digital twins are virtual replicas of small and large-scale physical objects, buildings, cities, regions and systems, and often incorporate and visualise large amounts of information gathered or streamed in real-time […]
ASKAP update for January
February 1, 2021
The ASKAP Update for January is now available, and includes reports on PIlot Surveys Phase I processing nd Pilot Surveys Phase II planning, together with a description of observations undertaken […]
COSPAR Award to Alex Held
January 29, 2021
The 43rd COSPAR (Committee on Space Research) Scientific Assembly will be held as a virtual event hosted in Sydney from January 28th to February 4th. A number of awards are […]
COSPAR Award to Ken McCracken
January 28, 2021
The 43rd COSPAR (Committee on Space Research) Scientific Assembly will be held as a virtual event hosted in Sydney from January 28th to February 4th. A number of awards are […]
ATCA observations of Choir groups – by Dzudzar et al.
January 27, 2021
SINGG — the Survey of Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies — entailed optical imaging of 468 HIPASS detections. Inspection of the SINGG images revealed 15 fields that had four or […]
ATCA imaging of Choir groups – by Dzudzar et al.
January 25, 2021
SINGG — the Survey of Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies — entailed optical imaging of 468 HIPASS detections. Inspection of the SINGG images revealed 15 fields that had four or […]
Choir groups from SINGG – by Dzudzar et al.
January 22, 2021
First there was HIPASS — the HI Parkes All-Sky Survey — which was carried out between 1997 and 2002 and detected over 5000 galaxies. A follow-up was SINGG — the […]
Determining the distance to a new X-Ray Binary – by Chauhan et al.
January 21, 2021
The distance to an astronomical object is a key physical parameter in understanding its physical quantities. For nearby objects, measurements of parallax (small changes in the position of the object […]
ASKAP observations of a new X-Ray Binary – by Chauhan et al.
January 20, 2021
On 2019 January 26, MAXI (the Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image) discovered an uncatalogued X-ray Binary system, now known as MAXI J1348–630. ASKAP observed MAXI J1348–630 on 2019 February 13 […]
ASKAP observations of a new X-Ray Binary – by Chauhan et al.
January 19, 2021
On 2019 January 26, MAXI (the Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image) discovered an uncatalogued X-ray Binary system, now known as MAXI J1348–630. ASKAP observed MAXI J1348–630 on 2019 February 13 […]
CDSCC asteroid tracking
January 18, 2021
Last week during the CASS vacation student observing run, some target-of-opportunity observations were made of the asteroid 2020 WU5 during its close approach to earth using the Tidbinbilla–ATCA bistatic radar. […]
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