ATCA observations of the Honeycomb Nebula – by Alsaberi et al.

July 15, 2024

Supernova Remnants (SNRs) play an essential role in galaxies, enriching the Interstellar Medium (ISM) producing a significant impact on their structure and physical properties. The Honeycomb Nebula (MC SNRJ0535–6918) is […]

NAIDOC Week celebrations at the Parkes Observatory

July 12, 2024

National NAIDOC Week celebrations have been held this week to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, with this year’s theme being […]

Dharug names for Marsfield meeting rooms

July 11, 2024

New names have been given to a number of meeting rooms at the Marsfield site. Following consultation with the Dharug Custodian Aboriginal Corporation and CSIRO’s Office of Indigenous Engagement, Dharug […]

ATNF Colloquium – WA Aboriginal Astronomy

July 10, 2024

Patricia Forster Abstract: Traditionally, Aboriginal people used objects in the sky to establish direction, guide navigation, predict seasons and as calendars for planning social life. Their narratives linked objects in […]

An Untargeted Search for Radio-Emitting Tidal Disruption Events in the VAST Pilot Survey – by Dykaar et al.

July 9, 2024

A tidal disruption event (TDE) occurs when a star gets so close to a supermassive black hole (SMBH) that the tidal forces overcome the star’s self gravity, breaking it apart. […]

National NAIDOC Week 2024

July 8, 2024

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]

The Square Kilometre Array – A Science Mega-Project in the Making

July 5, 2024

Planning to build the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) has been long and complex, reflecting the many issues faced in creating an affordable design, choosing a site, and developing a viable […]

The ATNF News

July 4, 2024

The Australia Telescope National Facility was founded in 1989, and the first issue of the ATNF News was published shortly afterwards, to keep the community of ATNF Users (and potential […]

ATNF Colloquium – The role of AGN in regulating galaxy evolution in massive z~3-4 galaxies

July 3, 2024

Monserrat Martinez (Swinburne Uni of Technology) Abstract: An excess of massive quiescent galaxies (MQGs) is found at the early universe (z~3-4). MQGs at this epoch suggest their stellar content was […]

A Millisecond Pulsar Binary Embedded in a Galactic Center Radio Filament – by Lower et al.

July 2, 2024

The Galactic center is host to a population of extraordinary radio filaments, thin linear structures that trace out magnetic field lines running perpendicular to the Galactic plane. Using Murriyang, the […]

Andrew Zic wins Louise Webster Prize 2024

July 1, 2024

The annual Louise Webster Prize is awarded by the Astronomical Society of Australia in recognition of outstanding research by a scientist early in their post-doctoral career. This year the prize […]