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 […]
View the Dish Live
View the famous Parkes radio telescope live via our new webcam. You can see the telescope in action day and night. A new image is uploaded every 30 seconds. Download […]
Double pulsar puts Einstein to the test
Einstein has kept his crown. His general theory of relativity, published in 1916, has stood up to the toughest tests astronomers have so far devised – tests based on a […]
Ron Ekers elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Professor R D (Ron) Ekers, Foundation Director of CSIROÂ’s Australia Telescope National Facility and an ARC Federation Fellow, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the UK […]
Parkes Projects/Positions Database Released
A web interface is now available to an index of Parkes observations. The index should be essentially complete for all observations since 1999, but should also include the large 20cm […]
IAU General Assembly XXV Final Report Online
The IAU General Assembly XXV final report is now available on the ATNF website. More information.
ATNF Telescope Applications for 2005 OCTS
Applications for observing time are now invited for the 2005 OCT semester for the following telescopes: Australia Telescope Compact Array Parkes radio telescope Mopra radio telescope Tidbinbilla 70-m antenna VLBI […]
New Online Resource Section for Teachers
Teachers may now access and download a range of resources from our new Teacher Resources & Services page. Information on other educational services offered to schools is also provided. The […]
Astrophysics in the Classroom Teacher Workshop, 14 June
This 2-hour free workshop for all teachers will provide participants with some simple and effective activities and practical ideas that cover concepts in the Astrophysics and Cosmic Engine units of […]
Hassled galaxy “thriving on chaos”
Powerful but unknown forces are at work in a small companion galaxy of the Milky Way, astronomers say in todayÂ’s issue of the journal Science. Something is keeping the structure […]
Astronomy from the Ground Up! Parkes Teacher Workshop, 13-15 May
There are still a few places available for our annual three-day teacher workshop held at the Parkes Observatory. Speakers present current research topics in astronomy and give you the background […]