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An RGB image above of the G11.2–0.3 supernova remnant comparing the 6cm ATCA radio map (green), 2.7-9.0 keV Chandra X-ray map (red), and 0.5-2.0 keV Chandra X-ray map (blue). The magenta circle, cyan box, and white elliptical annulus indicate the central pulsar, radio jet and torus, respectively. From Zhang et al. 2025

August 8, 2025

After a massive star undergoes a supernova (SN) explosion, it may leave behind a compact neutron star inside a supernova remnant (SNR), which may also be observed as a pulsar, […]

Participants at the All-sky Radio Transient Monitor workshop held at Marsfield, and on-line, on Monday 4 August 2025.

August 7, 2025

The image above shows the participants at the one-day workshop held earlier this week to explore the scientific opportunities and technical priorities for a proposed all-sky radio transient monitor. The […]

Artistic illustration showing radio pulses emitted by a binary star system. (Image credit: Daniëlle Futselaar/artsource.nl)

August 6, 2025

From exoplanets to long-period transients: Coherent radio emission from binary systems Abstract: Many binary systems produce coherent radio bursts, from the Jupiter-Io system to star-planet interactions to systems as exotic as […]

Flyer for the ATNF Colloquium on 5 AUgust 2025

August 5, 2025

The CHIME/FRB Outriggers: Project Overview and Commissioning Results Abstract: The CHIME/FRB Outriggers are a network of radio telescopes spanning continental North-America. Designed specifically for localizing fast radio bursts (FRBs) to

An artist's impression of one concept for a radio all-sky transient monitor. (Image credit: George Hobbs)

August 4, 2025

A one-day workshop to explore the scientific opportunities and technical priorities for a proposed all-sky radio transient monitor is being held today at Marsfield (and on-line). The goal of this […]

ASKAP 943 MHz radio continuum map of a region of the Galactic plane showing the locations of known SNRs (red), known SNR candidates (orange), new SNR candidates (white), known H II regions (cyan), and young pulsars (green stars). (From Ball et al. 2025)

August 1, 2025

Supernovae and their remnants are the mechanism by which a star’s energy and the heavy elements produced in its core are dispersed back into the interstellar medium (ISM). They play […]


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