Where are all the supernova remnants?

January 19, 2023

In an article for The Conversation , Andrew Hopkins describes work that combines data from the ASKAP radio telescope and the Parkes radio telescope, Murriyang, to answer the question: where […]

Beyond the Milky Way

January 18, 2023

Yesterday’s ADAP mentioned Beyond the Milky Way an immersive 25-minute, 360° virtual reality cinema experience. The documentary is narrated by physicist Professor Brian Cox and examines the questions that the […]

Little Green Telescopes

January 17, 2023

When the first pulsar was discovered at Cambridge in the 1960s, astronomers struggled to find an explanation for the metronome-like regularity of the pulses. For a short time the source […]

Asteroids can have moons too!

January 16, 2023

Six of the eight planets in our Solar System have moons (all except Mercury and Venus) and minor planets like Pluto have moons, or satellites, too. And as the image […]

The distance problem in astronomy

January 13, 2023

One of the big challenges in astronomy is determining the distance to celestial objects. If a supernova shell is close to our solar system, it will appear to be much […]

Nulling in PSR J1401−6357 – by Chen et al.

January 12, 2023

Pulsars are like celestial lighthouses, emitting regular flashes of radio waves. But occasionally the pulse emission quenches abruptly for a period of time, which is referred to as nulling — […]

Parkes Observatory Playground

January 11, 2023

Last March funding was announced for the Parkes Observatory from the NSW Regional Tourism Activation Fund. One of the items in the package was the construction of a new spaced-themed […]

Parkes Elvis Festival 2023

January 10, 2023

The Parkes Elvis Festival celebrated its 30th year this year! The theme for this year’s festival, held from January 4th to 8th, was Blue Hawaii. As shown above, and in […]

Parkes Elvis Festival 2023

January 9, 2023

The Parkes Elvis Festival returned this year to its usual time — the second week in January, to coincide with Elvis Presley’s birthday. The theme this year was Blue Hawaii, […]

Season’s Greetings

December 23, 2022

Today’s #AllofUs artwork was created by Maddie Fulton to mark Diversity Month. The circles represent family and friends, making it an appropriate image to end the year on. With best […]

Season’s Greetings

December 22, 2022

“May all your days be merry and bright!” CSIRO is delivering science and technology to enable Australia’s transition to a net zero emissions energy future. Our research confirms that solar […]

50th anniversary of Apollo 17

December 21, 2022

This month is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission. Originally, twenty Apollo missions were planned but, following US Congress budget cuts, Apollo 17 became the last Apollo mission […]