First light for new Mopra receiver
The new Mopra 3/12mm MMIC receiver has been successfully installed, and seen first light. More information.
Australian SKA Planning Office newsletter – Issue 2 available
The second issue of the Australian SKA Planning Office newsletter is now available. More information.
Position Vacant – Technical Officer/RF Technician
The ATNF Narrabri Observatory has a position available for a Technical Officer or RF Technician. The indefinite position has been advertised across both disciplines however only one appointment will be […]
Astrophotography Exhibition launched at Sydney Observatory
The winning entries of the David Malin awards will be on display at the Sydney Observatory until November 2005 as part of the 2005 Central West Astronomical Societey’s Astrophotography Exhibition. […]
POSITION VACANT – Software Scientist
The Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) is seeking an enthusiastic software scientist to join the New Technology Demonstrator project in the design of the next generation radio telescope systems. More […]
Scholarship Opportunity: CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships
========================================================== CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships – Closing Date: 6 Nov 2005 ========================================================== For some exceptional students, who will separately obtain an APA or equivalent University scholarship, CSIRO offers a prestigious top-up […]
Mars or other planets not as big as moon
An email circulating around the world has many people believing that Mars, or other planets, will appear as big as the Moon this August. This is not the case but […]
Australian SKA Planning Office newsletter – Issue 1 available
The first issue of the Australian SKA Planning Office newsletter is now available. More information.
ATCA and Mopra schedules for 2005OCTS are now available
The ATCA and Mopra schedules for 2005OCTS (1 October 2005 – 31 March 2006) are now available More information.
2005 ATNF Summer Vacation Scholarships
CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) offers scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students who have completed undergraduate courses of three years or more in Astrophysics, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical […]
CSIRO/Bolton Postdoctoral Fellowships
Applications are invited for Bolton/CSIRO Fellowships in astrophysics and/or Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – related strategic research. These are three-year post-doctoral appointments at the ATNF, Australia’s premier radio astronomical facility. […]
Aussie astronomers prepare for smash hit
Astronomers at Australia’s national radio and optical observatories will watch as a probe released from a spacecraft slams into a comet about 133 million km away at a speed of […]