Publication of Mk II phased array feed performance
A paper presenting the measured sensitivity of CSIRO’s first Mk II phased array feed (PAF) on an ASKAP antenna has been accepted for publication in the 2015 International Conference on […]
Sparky to the stars
We’re after an electrician for the commissioning, monitoring and maintenance of a range of LV and ELV electrical systems and plants, including diesel electric generation plant, precision antenna drive systems, […]
Bolton Fellowship – Wide-field radio astronomy
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) invites applications for the 2015 Bolton Fellowship. The Bolton Fellowship is Australia’s longest standing prize fellowship and provides an outstanding opportunity for postdoctoral astronomy […]
Phase closure achieved with Mk II PAFs
The first interferometric tests carried out on three Mk II phased array feed receivers recently installed at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) have confirmed the in-the-field performance of the newest […]
Further information available from Dan Werthimer colloquium (2 July 2015)
On Tuesday 2 July 205, Dan Werthimer (University of California, Berkeley) held a colloquium at the Marsfield headquarters of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, entitled: SETI and CASPER. During this […]
2015 Eureka Prizes finalists announced
CSIRO’s Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith has been named a finalist in this year’s Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. While her day job is ASKAP Project Scientist, Lisa is also a dynamic communicator […]
ATNF’s TAC in the news during busy week of time assignment
The Marsfield headquarters of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science welcomed the ABC to site this week, during the meetings of the ATNF Time Assignment Committee (TAC). CSIRO operates a number […]
CSIRO and Internet investor Yuri Milner strike deal for ET search
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with CSIRO to use the organisation’s 64-m Parkes radio telescope in eastern Australia to search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The search […]
2015/2016 CASS Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship Program: Applications Now Open
Applications are now open for the 2015/2016 CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships. The 2015/16 Vacation Scholarship Program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to work […]
Energy Made Clean to build off-grid solar power station for ASKAP
CSIRO has appointed EMC Solar Construction to engineer, procure and construct a 1.6 MW Solar Power Station at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO), home to CSIRO’s newest radio telescope, ASKAP. […]
Australia embarks on SKA telescope treaty negotiations
Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Science, Karen Andrews, today announced a new step towards realising Australia’s ambition to host next-generation radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Visiting Australia’s SKA […]
Media Release: Australia captures world first close-ups of Pluto
After nine-and-a-half years and just over five billion kilometres, the much anticipated and incredibly long awaited close-up view of Pluto is only hours away. CSIRO’s Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex […]