A glitch in the pulsar PSR J1452-6036 – by Jankowski et al.
June 15, 2021
Pulsar glitches are sudden spin-up events that occur in radio pulsars. Over 550 glitches have been catalogued, in 190 individual pulsars, with roughly 7% of known pulsars having displayed a […]
The afterglow of a TeV-bright Gamma-Ray Burst – by Misra et al.
June 11, 2021
Misra et al. present radio and optical afterglow observations of the TeV-bright long Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) 190114C at a redshift of 𝑧 = 0.425, which was detected by the […]
A new antenna for New Norcia
June 10, 2021
The European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with the Australian Space Agency, will construct a new 35-metre, deep space dish antenna at its existing ground station in New Norcia, 140km […]
One of our antennas is missing…
June 9, 2021
On a foggy morning a couple of weeks ago, the CanberraDSN twitter account posted images of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex without a single antenna visible, and a plea […]
First ASKAP observations of the Galactic Plane – by Umana et al.
June 8, 2021
Umana et al. have reported the first radio observations toward the Galactic Plane using ASKAP. The region mapped includes the entire area of the Stellar Continuum Originating from Radio Physics […]
First ASKAP observations of the Galactic Plane – by Umana et al.
June 7, 2021
Umana et al. have reported the first radio observations toward the Galactic Plane using ASKAP. The region mapped includes the entire area of the Stellar Continuum Originating from Radio Physics […]
What are the origin(s) of fast radio bursts? – by Mannings et al.
June 4, 2021
The origin(s) of fast radio bursts remains a mystery. Two classes of FRBs are known — sources which repeat, and sources which appear to be a one-off event. ASKAP has […]
An HST View of Fast Radio Burst Host Environments – by Mannings et al.
June 3, 2021
Mannings et al. present Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet and infrared observations of eight fast radio burst (FRB) host galaxies with sub-arcsecond localizations, including the hosts of three known repeating FRBs. […]
ATNF Colloquium – Revealing the Galactic Dark H2 with OH
June 2, 2021
Michael Busch (Johns Hopkins University) Abstract: The intersection between the atomic and molecular interstellar medium (ISM) is still relatively mysterious. In the past two decades, indirect gas tracers such as […]
National Reconciliation Week
June 1, 2021
National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about their shared histories, cultures, and achievements. The dates for National Reconciliation Week are 27 May to 3 June, […]
ASKAP update for May – by Aidan Hotan
May 31, 2021
The ASKAP Update for May reports on factors impacting the time scale of Pilot Surveys Phase II, the latest improvements to ASKAPsoft, continuum image quality and CASDA commensality. Feedback from […]
ATCA detection of a quiescent black hole X-ray binary – by Plotkin et al.
May 28, 2021
Quiescent black hole X-ray binaries are believed to be fed by hot accretion flows that launch compact, relativistic jets. However, due to their low luminosities, quiescent jets had been detected […]
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