Two new highly scattered fast radio bursts
August 27, 2026
Jahns-Schindler et al. report the detection of two highly scattered Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) with the Commensal Realtime ASKAP Fast Transient COherent (CRACO) backend. FRB 240210D and FRB 240312D have […]
ATNF Colloquium — Kinwah Wu (University College London)
August 26, 2026
Multi-messenger properties and astrophysics of extreme-mass-ratio systems A schematic illustration of a spinning neutron stars with a massive black hole in bounded elliptical orbit and the hyperbolic scattering of a […]
Two new highly scattered fast radio bursts
August 25, 2026
Jahns-Schindler et al. report the detection of two highly scattered Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) during commissioning of the Commensal Realtime ASKAP Fast Transient COherent (CRACO) backend. FRB 240312D originates near […]
Advancing Astrophysics II
August 24, 2026
A new book has been released presenting an up-to-date picture of the vast range of astronomical research that will be enabled by the SKA telescopes. Advancing Astrophysics II epitomises the […]
The Governor-General and SKAO
August 21, 2026
The Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, has celebrated National Science Week by hosting Jessica Dempsey, Director-General of the SKAO, Naomi McClure-Griffiths, SKAO Chief Scientist, and […]
(Not) observing the moon
August 20, 2026
It may appear that this recent ASKAP picture shows the array observing the moon, and while the forgeground antenna seems to be looking that way, it is just a trick […]
ASKAP winter morning
August 19, 2026
A recent ADAP showed a “pea souper” (very thick fog) at CDSCC. Today’s image is a recent winter morning at ASKAP on Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory […]
Wildflowers in WA
August 18, 2026
It’s wildflower season in Western Australia! The season starts in July and lasts through to October. There are more than 12,000 species of wildflowers in Western Australia and the Midwest […]
National Science Week 2026
August 17, 2026
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. It features more than 2,000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, museums and science […]
Winter fog
August 14, 2026
Fog forms when the air cools to its dew point, causing water vapour to condense. Canberra frequently experiences heavy winter morning fog due to its altitude (~600 meters above sea […]
Cosmic Echoes: a Shared Sky Indigenous Art Exhibition
August 13, 2026
Cosmic Echoes: a Shared Sky Indigenous Art Exhibition is a celebration of humanity’s ancient cultural wisdom and how it relates to modern science. A collaboration between SKAO, South African Radio […]
ATNF Colloquium — Daniel Reardon (Swinburne University)
August 12, 2026
The interstellar medium as a foreground signal for Pulsar Timing Arrays Pulsar bow shock scattering a radio beam. (Credit: Carl Knox, Swinburne/OzGrav) Abstract The ionised interstellar medium (IISM) disperses and […]
Welcome to the ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture (ADAP), brought to you by staff and users of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF). Our aim is to present science and engineering results, research highlights from recent publications, technical updates, telescope pictures, conference summaries, etc.
Our site was inspired by the fabulous Astronomy Picture of the Day – @APOD and the ASTRON/Jive Daily Image – @dailyimage.
We welcome all ATNF users to submit an image related to our facilities (Parkes, ATCA, Mopra, ASKAP and LBA), together with a brief description and credits. Submissions can be emailed to the ADAP curator, (phil.edwards [at] csiro.au).
The ADAP was created in December 2014 by Baerbel Koribalski and Simon Johnston. Over 2500 ADAPs have now been published. Vince McIntyre, Nathan Pope, and Andrew O’Brien are acknowledged for their dedicated technical support. The ADAP is currently curated by Phil Edwards.