First fringes between SKA-Low stations
The SKA-Low has begun to work as an interferometer, with first fringes showing successful correlation between two stations.
ATNF releases our vision for the next decade
Australia is currently in the midst of developing a plan for the next decade of astronomy, reviewing infrastructure, instrumentation, education and more across the spectrum.
We’re hiring! New ATNF leadership opportunities
Join our world-leading radio astronomy facility, part of Australia’s national science agency.
Australian researchers give weight to NASA neutron star study
Nearly 30 years of data from CSIRO’s Parkes telescope and NASA’s NICER have revealed a nearby neutron star’s mass, helping scientists predict gravitational waves from neutron star collision – the key to understanding how these extreme objects collapse into black holes.
Applications are now open for 2024/25 Space and Astronomy Vacation Studentships
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ATNF astronomer wins Louise Webster Prize 2024
Dr Andrew Zic has received the Astronomical Society of Australia’s Louise Webster Prize for 2024.
Call for proposals for the 2024OCT semester
Proposals for observing time are now invited for the 2024OCT semester.
Unprecedented behaviour detected from nearby magnetar
Captured by cutting-edge radio telescope technology, a chance reactivation of a magnetar has revealed an unexpectedly complex environment.
ATCA becomes stellar ‘speed camera’ in world-first measurement
For the first time, the super-fast speeds of a neutron star’s powerful jets have been recorded by CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array on Gomeroi Country and the European Space Agency’s […]
Access to ASKAP data update
16 Feb 2024: The majority of archival ASKAP data is now available via the CASDA portal and we’re currently migrating recent data deposits. No data has been lost. We anticipate […]
ATNF part of research into anonymising infrastructure applications
The Office of the Women in STEM Ambassador Initiative has released their findings into the effectiveness of anonymising applications for gender equality and the promotion of early career researchers. Our […]
Ultra-deep ATCA Imaging of 47 Tucanae Reveals a Central Compact Radio Source
A team of astronomers led by Alessandro Paduano (ICRAR/Curtin) have published the results of an ultra-deep radio continuum survey, containing 480 hr of observations, of the Galactic globular cluster 47 […]