Welcome Mark Cheung

September 12, 2022

Mark Cheung recently joined CSIRO Space and Astronomy as the Science and Deputy Director and will help the Business Unit grow its portfolio of activities in the space domain by […]

Assembly of the Parkes cryoPAF

September 9, 2022

Assembly of a cryogenically-cooled Phased Array Feed, or cryoPAF — a next generation version of the receivers deployed on the ASKAP telescope — is nearing completion. A $1.15M LIEF grant […]

An all-sky survey of circular polarisation at 200 MHz – by Lenc et al.

September 8, 2022

The first all-sky survey in circular polarisation was conducted by Lenc et al. The survey utilised the unique wide-field capabilities of the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) together with newly developed […]

ATNF Colloquium – Hydroxyl as a probe of the interstellar medium

September 7, 2022

Anita Petzler (CSIRO) Abstract: The molecular gas of the interstellar medium provides the raw material for star formation, yet its principle component – molecular hydrogen – is essentially invisible at […]

First measurement of interplanetary scintillation with ASKAP – by Chhetri et al.

September 6, 2022

Chhetri et al. report on a measurement of interplanetary scintillation (IPS) using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope. Although this proof-of-concept observation utilised just 3 seconds of […]

A measurement of Hubble’s Constant using Fast Radio Bursts – by James et al.

September 5, 2022

The expansion of the Universe can be expressed in terms of the Hubble constant, H 0 . There has been remarkable progress in recent decades in improving the accuracy of […]

ASKAP FLASH detections of neutral hydrogen absorption in GAMA galaxies – by Su et al.

September 2, 2022

Hydrogen is the most common element in the Universe and neutral hydrogen provides the main fuel for star formation in galaxies, which is known to evolve across cosmic time. Observations […]

Stellar flares from low mass stars using ASKAP and TESS – by Rigney et al.

September 1, 2022

M dwarfs are core hydrogen-burning stars with masses between 0.07 and 0.6 solar masses. They are the most common type of star in the Milky Way, making up an estimated […]

ATNF Colloquium – SKAO in Australia and the SKA-Low Science Operations Outlook

August 31, 2022

Jimi Green (CSIRO) Abstract: I will provide a brief update on the observatory as a whole, then an update on the progress of the growing SKAO entity in Australia, including […]

ASKAP Update for August – by Aidan Hotan

August 30, 2022

This month’s ASKAP update includes discussion of the ongoing ASKAPsoft commissioning on Setonix, including the image of the supernova remnant G261.9+5.5 , progress with Pilot Surveys Phase II, and readiness […]

Farewell to Dave McConnell

August 29, 2022

The recent colloquium by Dave McConnell looked back over his 45 year career, primarily at CSIRO. The well-attended and entertaining colloquium was followed by afternoon tea for those at Marsfield, […]

Wear It Purple Day

August 26, 2022

Wear it Purple Day has a simple message — everybody has the right to be proud of who they are. Now an international day of recognition, held on the last […]