ATNF Colloquium – ASKAP-FLASH: New searches for extragalactic HI 21-cm absorption at 0.4 < z < 1.0

September 6, 2023

Hyein Yoon (U Syd) Abstract: FLASH (the First Large Absorption Survey in HI) is a wide-field radio survey searching for 21-cm line absorption at 0.4 < z < 1.0. The […]

EMU discovery of a large supernova remnant – by Filipović et al.

September 5, 2023

Filipović et al. present the serendipitous detection of a new Galactic Supernova Remnant (SNR), G288.8-6.3, using data from the ASKAP-EMU survey. A multi-frequency analysis confirms this object as an evolved […]

A long-lasting delayed radio flare from a tidal disruption event – by Sfaradi et al.

September 4, 2023

A tidal disruption event (TDE) occurs when a star passes too close to a supermassive black hole (SMBH) and gets torn apart by the tidal forces exerted on it by […]

ASKAP discovery of candidate supernova remnants – by Ball et al.

September 1, 2023

Ball et al. have used data from the pilot observations of the EMU/POSSUM surveys to study the “missing supernova remnant (SNR) problem” — the discrepancy between the number of Galactic […]

ASKAP discovery of candidate supernova remnants – by Ball et al.

August 31, 2023

Ball et al. have used data from the pilot observations of the EMU/POSSUM surveys to study the “missing supernova remnant (SNR) problem” — the discrepancy between the number of Galactic […]

ATNF Colloquium – The next generation of radio astronomy: progress on construction of the SKA Observatory

August 30, 2023

Sarah Pearce (SKAO) Abstract: The SKA Observatory is now starting construction of its two telescopes, SKA-Low and SKA-Mid, on site in Western Australia and South Africa. This talk will provide […]

URSI’s John Howard Dellinger Gold Medal

August 29, 2023

URSI, the International Radio Science Union, acknowledges scientific research in the field of Radio Science through awarding individuals with a number of URSI Medals and Prizes at its triennial General […]

Wear It Purple at Parkes

August 28, 2023

The last Friday in August is Wear it Purple Day, which has a simple message — everybody has the right to be proud of who they are. Wear it Purple […]

Wear It Purple day

August 25, 2023

Wear it Purple Day has a simple message — everybody has the right to be proud of who they are. Now an international day of recognition, held on the last […]

What’s the low-down with SKA-Low?

August 24, 2023

One of the events during National Science Week was a night of astronomy at the Western Australia Museum of Geraldton, featuring a panel to discuss the question “What’s the lowdown […]

ATNF Colloquium – Progress in understanding the Galactic magnetic field

August 23, 2023

Jennifer West (NSCC) Abstract: The pursuit of understanding the structure and origin of the Milky Way’s magnetic field is a central science question driving several radio polarization surveys, including the […]

Space and Astronomy Executive Team visits Geraldton

August 22, 2023

The CSIRO Space and Astronomy Executive team met in Geraldton last week and took the opportunity to catch up with the SKA-Low and ASKAP teams there. The image above shows […]