The Pleiades Awards: towards gender equity
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science has received a bronze award in the first year of a new national scheme to improve gender equity in Australia’s astronomy departments and research institutes. […]
Parkes Senior System Scientist position advertised
CASS has advertisted for a Senior System Scientist to take a leading role in maximising the scientific productivity of the Parkes 64-m radio telescope. The successful candidate will be expected […]
ASKAP PAF performance signficantly improved with Mk II system
On-dish measurements from CSIRO’s newest phased-array feed (PAF) have confirmed low-noise performance across the entire ASKAP frequency band. Results for the Mk II PAF, installed on ASKAP Antenna 29 at […]
Media release: Cosmic radio burst caught red-handed
A short, sharp flash of radio waves from a mysterious source up to 5.5 billion light years from Earth has been detected by CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope in eastern Australia. […]
Sad News: James Caswell (1940 to 2015)
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Dr James (Jim) Leslie Caswell on 14 January 2015 In Sydney. Please see the link below for information that […]
Position vacant: Leader, SKA Dish Consortium
CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science are currently seeking an individual with substantial experience in leading large, complex projects in the radio astronomy area, or similar for their role of Leader, […]
2014 Science Highlights
We present a selection of ATNF Science Highlights from refereed publications during 2014. These are also shown on the ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture. More information.
* ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture *
Welcome to the “ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture” (ADAP), brought to you by staff and users of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF). Our aim is to present science and engineering […]
IAU: Voting for new Commissions – Deadline 31 December 2014
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is carrying out a process to reform the Commissions. All current Commissions will cease and, following a selection process, new Commissions will begin at the […]
Widefield continuum and polarisation capabilities demonstrated with BETA
The ASKAP commissioning and early science team has successfully demonstrated widefield continuum imaging with the ASKAP phased array feed (PAF) receivers installed on the Boolardy Engineering Test Array (BETA). A […]
Australian and Korean telescopes connected for detailed view of the Universe
CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) is extending into exciting new territory to provide some of the very highest resolutions achievable on Earth by combining with other telescopes at high […]
ASKAP wins national innovation award
CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope has taken home the overall prize in the Australian Innovation Challenge Awards, with judges recognising the telescope as “one of those advances that keeps […]