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 […]
Open access to ASKAP data to enable multiple breakthroughs
CSIRO’s newest radio telescope, the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP), is much more than the physical components that make up the telescope – a vital part of the project is how […]
Galaxy’s snacking habits revealed
A team of Australian and Spanish astronomers have caught a greedy galaxy gobbling on its neighbours and leaving crumbs of evidence about its dietary past. Galaxies grow by churning loose […]
Jobs: 3 postdocs, senior system scientist & research scientist
3 OCE Postdoctoral Fellowships (closing date: 31 May 2015) (1) “Bridges between galaxies – tracing the debris of galaxy collisions” Contact: Baerbel Koribalski * CSIRO Job Ref: NSW15/01007 (2) “Detecting […]
OzSKA meeting gets a sneak peek of ASKAP science
Over 100 astronomers gathered at the University of Melbourne for the OzSKA meeting, a chance to discuss radio astronomy over the next decade and prepare for science with the future […]
New Radio Interferometry calibration and imaging software position advertised
CASS is now looking for a new senior Research Scientist in the area of Radio Interferometry calibration and imaging software. The successful candidate will be deeply involved in the research […]
* ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture *
Welcome to the *ATNF Daily Astronomy Picture*, brought to you by staff and users of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF). Our aim is to present science and engineering results, […]
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 […]