ATNF Colloquium – Title: Phase Stabilization for Space Science Applications: from radio telescopes to laser communications

May 5, 2021

David Gozzard (ICRAR/UWA) Abstract: The distribution of high-precision time and frequency signals from atomic clocks is indispensable for many fields of fundamental and applied science. Timescale comparison between atomic clocks […]

Discovery of another Odd Radio Circle (ORC) with ASKAP – by B. Koribalski

May 4, 2021

Koribalski et al. (2021) present the discovery of ORC J0102-2450 with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) at 944 MHz. The observed radio ring, which is not detected at […]

The cryoPAF team

May 3, 2021

The CryoPAF (cryogenically cooled Phased Array Feed) took one step closer to installation on Parkes with assembly of the cryostat and a cooldown at Marsfield in April. It took many […]

MRO sun set – by Kevin Ferguson

April 30, 2021

CASS’s Kevin Ferguson will shortly take up the role of Director of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex. Kevin and colleagues recently visited the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory — Kevin’s last […]

Rain creates life’s opportunities

April 29, 2021

CASS Head of WA Operations, Kevin Ferguson, will shortly leave this role to become Director of CDSCC. Kevin and colleagues visited the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory after the recent rains in […]

ATNF Colloquium – Intra-day Variability of Active Galaxies

April 28, 2021

Noor Md Said (University of Tasmania/CSIRO) Abstract: In this work I have undertaken a detailed investigation of the BL Lac object PKS B1144−379. This project utilised high-cadence flux density monitoring […]

A polarization census of bright pulsars using the Parkes Ultra-Wideband receiver – by Sobey et al.

April 27, 2021

Sobey et al. present high signal-to-noise ratio, full polarization pulse profiles for 40 bright, ‘slowly’ rotating (non-recycled) pulsars using the new ultra-wideband low-frequency (UWL; 704–4032 MHz) receiver on the Parkes […]

Parkes Pulsar Data in CSIRO’s Data Access Portal for 2020OCTS – by Lawrence Toomey

April 26, 2021

CSIRO’s Data Access Portal contains the most comprehensive archive of pulsar data globally, with over 1.7 Petabytes from the Parkes radio telescope available for download. The DAP is VO compatible […]

A flare from Proxima Centauri – by MacGregor et al.

April 23, 2021

MacGregor et al. have reported the discovery of an extreme flaring event from the star Proxima Centauri by the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), […]

SKA Infographic

April 22, 2021

The Square Kilometre Array Observatory was launched in February and the SKA Council will hold its second meeting next week to progress preparations for the start of construction. The infographic […]

ASKAP Update for April

April 21, 2021

The ASKAP Update for April is now available, and includes news on the commencement of quality gate observations for Pilot Surveys Phase II and current processing priorities. An update is […]

RACS featured in Double Helix magazine

April 20, 2021

Double Helix is Australia’s leading science magazine for a youth audience. The Double Helix team has a long-standing reputation for delivering expertly written, fascinating and fun science material for young […]