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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The IAU General Assembly XXV final report is now available on the ATNF website. More information.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Mopra schedule for 2005 April semester (1 April to 30 September) is now available. More information.

The ATCA schedile for 2005APRS (1 April – 30 September 2005) is now available. More information.