Position available: Senior Data Scientist in Astrophysics
A position is available in CASS for a Senior Data Scientist in Astrophysics. For the full job description and to apply see the link below. For further advice please contact […]
CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive (CASDA): Version 1.2 release
CASDA Upgrades ______________ We are pleased to advise that CASDA version 1.2 is now available. This version includes many small changes in response to user feedback that are intended to […]
‘Bird-of-paradise’ sings a sweet tune for ASKAP
The first ever 36-beam image has been produced during commissioning activities with CSIRO’s ASKAP telescope, covering 30 square degrees with over 1300 sources. The radio image was produced using the […]
Maximising impact with the SKA in Australia
The second annual OzSKA meeting was held to discuss developments in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – with a focus not only on astronomy, but also technological development and the […]
Parkes granted status as SKA pathfinder
CSIRO’s iconic Parkes radio telescope has been granted the status of ‘SKA pathfinder’ by the Square Kilometre Array Organisation, on the basis of its role in testing innovation new receiver […]
Getting busy with real data
In preparation for the start of the ASKAP Early Science Program, the first ASKAP Community Busy Week was held this week at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA). More information.
Quiet up there
A recent experiment by the ASKAP team has shown how phased array feed receivers can be used to mitigate the effect of radio frequency interference. This method effectively allows astronomers […]
LIGO makes waves; Australian telescopes follow up
Last month, physicists at LIGO made waves with the announcement that elusive gravitational waves – ripples in space time caused by a violent cosmic event taking place in the distant […]
Bye bye, BETA
In what is a bittersweet milestone for the ASKAP project, the Boolardy Engineering Test Array – or BETA, as it is known – has officially been decommissioned at the Murchison […]
A bright start to 2016 for ASKAP’s renewables
The solar power station for CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope has been powering ahead at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia throughout January. At the end of 2015, […]
Bonn-bound PAF pops by Parkes
ASKAP receiver technology is about to branch out beyond the MRO, having been recently deployed to the Parkes Observatory for testing. Through an agreement with the Max Planck Institute for […]
Change in CASS Director
After three successful years leading CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, Dr Lewis Ball’s term as Director of CASS will come to an end on 17 March. As CASS Director, Lewis […]