Identifying anomalous radio sources in the EMU Pilot Survey using a complexity-based approach – by Segal et al.

April 11, 2023

The Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU) large-area radio continuum survey will detect tens of millions of radio galaxies, giving an opportunity for the detection of previously unknown classes of […]

Potential HI Compass Needles in the SMC – by Ma et al.

April 6, 2023

High-spatial-resolution HI (neutral hydrogen) observations within the Milky Way have led to the realisation that the nearby atomic filamentary structures are aligned with the ambient Galactic magnetic field. Ma et […]

ASKAP discovery of a 600 kpc complex radio source in Abell 3718 – by Loi et al.

April 5, 2023

Galaxy clusters host an incredible realm of radio source diversity: star forming galaxies, radio galaxies, remnant radio galaxies, radio phoenixes, radio halos, radio relics, and mini-halos. The detection and the […]

SKA Science Data Challenge 2: analysis and results – by Hartley et al.

April 4, 2023

The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) will explore the radio sky to new depths in order to conduct transformational science. SKAO data products made available to astronomers will be correspondingly […]

Germany announces intention to become full SKA Observatory member

April 3, 2023

It was announced last week that Germany will pursue full membership of the SKA Observatory (SKAO). The annoucement was made by German Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger during a visit […]

ATNF Colloquium – Probing relativistic gravity with radio astronomy

March 31, 2023

Michael Kramer (MPIfR, Bonn) Abstract: We experience a golden era in testing and exploring relativistic gravity. Whether it is results from gravitational wave detectors, satellite or lab experiments, radio astronomy […]

The Ultra-Wideband Low spectrum

March 30, 2023

Yesterday’s ADAP showed pulsar profiles as a function of frequency across the Parkes Murriyang Ultra-Wideband Low (UWL) receiver, which covers frequencies from 0.7 to 4.0 GHz. The overall contamination of […]

Wide-band Timing of the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array UWL Data – by Curylo et al.

March 29, 2023

The Parkes Ultra-–Wide-bandwidth Low-frequency (UWL) receiver was installed on Murriyang, the 64 m Parkes Radio Telescope, in 2018. Observations with the UWL provide an instantaneous frequency coverage from 704 to […]

Clouds approaching CDSCC

March 28, 2023

Windy weather in the ACT region resulted in this bank of cloud approaching the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex from the southwest. The CDSCC’s biggest antenna, the 70m diameter Deep […]

Visitors at Tidbinbilla

March 27, 2023

Last week, the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) hosted a visit from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pamela Melroy. The photo above was taken in front […]

Aperture Array Verification System 3

March 24, 2023

A previous ADAP has summmarised the progression of SKA Aperture Array Verification Systems deployed at Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia. Antennas for the latest […]

ASKAP Update for March

March 23, 2023

March’s ASKAP update describes ongoing efforts to migrate processing to Setonix, efforts to support additional survey modes, CRACO (CRAFT Coherent) firmware tests, Observatory maintenance activities, and further holography workflow improvements. […]