Wideband polarization and spectral properties of 18 high Galactic latitude pulsars – by Ahmad et al.

June 20, 2024

The broad-spectrum polarization and spectral characteristics of pulsars contain crucial information about the origin of their radio emission. These properties, together with pulsar flux density variations, can also be used […]

Welcome Josh Pritchard

June 19, 2024

Josh recently earned his PhD at the University of Sydney searching for radio transients as part of the Variables and Slow Transients (VAST) ASKAP survey group. His research has focused […]

ASKAP-EMU Radio Emission from the Supernova Remnant SN1996aq in NGC 5584 – by Zakir et al.

June 18, 2024

The nearby face-on spiral galaxy NGC 5584, at a distance of 23 megaparsecs (75 million light years) is a member of the Virgo III group of galaxies which are positioned […]

Conversation article about new slow-spinning radio neutron star

June 17, 2024

A popular account of the discovery of the source ASKAP J1935+2148 , which is likely to be a neutron star spinning slower than any other ever measured, has been described […]

30 years of Parkes Pulsar Survey Data Published in CSIRO’s Data Access Portal – by Lawrence Toomey

June 14, 2024

CSIRO’s Data Access Portal contains the most comprehensive archive of pulsar data globally, with over 4 Petabytes from Murriyang, the CSIRO Parkes radio telescope available for download. The DAP is […]

Cosmic Magnetism in the pre-SKA Era

June 13, 2024

Magnetic fields play crucial roles in astrophysics and cosmology, yet their origin and evolution are poorly understood. SKA pathfinder and precursor radio interferometers have revealed a variety of magnetic-field features […]

ATNF Colloquium – Imaging pulsar census of the Galactic Plane using MWA VCS data

June 12, 2024

Susmita Sett (CIRA, Curtin) Abstract: Pulsars play a crucial role in exploring a wide range of physics and astrophysics, such as probing dense-matter physics and testing strong-field gravity. Traditional pulsar […]

Murriyang azimuth roller work

June 11, 2024

Murriyang, the Parkes 64 meter Radio Telescope, has a moving structure of about 1000 tonnes. It is supported by, and its azimuthal motion is provided by, four large rollers, each […]

Slow-spinning radio neutron star breaks all the rules – by Caleb et al.

June 7, 2024

Caleb et al. have reported the discovery of the source ASKAP J1935+2148, which is likely to be a neutron star spinning slower than any other ever measured. At the end […]

ASKAP Update for May

June 6, 2024

The ASKAP Update for May reports on plans to improve ASKAP’s processing efficiency, describes SPICE-RACS processing on CSIRO’s Petrichor supercomputer, and outlines the goals of a Survey Science Project review […]

ATNF Colloquium – Stellar Death and Compact Object mergers in Galactic nuclei

June 5, 2024

Dr. Evgeni Grishin Abstract: The dynamical and hydrodynamical evolution of stars and stellar remnants is greatly affected by the dense galactic nuclei (GN) environment. We explore the complex interplay of […]

The Mills Cross at Fleurs

June 4, 2024

From 1954 to 1963, CSIRO’s Fleurs field station was one of the world’s leading radio astronomy observatories. The Mills Cross, named for its designer, Bernie Mills, consisted of 450m-long north-south […]