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 […]
Mopra schedule for 2005APRS is now available
The Mopra schedule for 2005 April semester (1 April to 30 September) is now available. More information.
ATCA schedule for 2005APRS is now available
The ATCA schedile for 2005APRS (1 April – 30 September 2005) is now available. More information.
Astrophysics for Physics Teachers Workshop, 5 March
There are still places available for teachers who wish to attend the “Astrophysics for Physics Teachers” workshop at Marsfield, Sydney on Saturday 5 March. Participants will hear a range of […]
Monster star blast ‘brighter than full Moon’
Radio telescopes of CSIRO and the University of Sydney, and others in Europe, India and the USA, have been watching the aftermath of one of the most stupendous cosmic explosions […]
CSIRO telescopes help rescue Titan experiment
CSIRO’s radio telescopes and others in Australia, China, Japan and the USA have revealed how the wind speeds on Saturn’s moon Titan vary with altitude—and have turned a disappointment into […]
Magnetic mystery solved
Magnetars – stars with magnetic fields a thousand million million times stronger than Earth’s – are formed when some of the biggest stars in the cosmos explode, says a team […]
Charlene Heisler Prize Launched for School Students
The Charlene Heisler Prize is open to students across Australia in Years 8 -10. Working individually or in groups students write a series of webpages tackling this year’s theme; How […]
Australian telescopes ready for historic space mission
12 January 2005 Radio telescopes of CSIRO and the University of Tasmania stand ready to follow the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe as it plummets through the clouds of Saturn’s […]
ATNF Telescopes to Take Part in Huygens Space-Probe Experiment
On 14 January 2005, radio telescopes of CSIRO and other Australian institutions will help pinpoint the location of the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe as it plunges through the clouds […]
Workshops for Victorian Physics Teachers
Date: Wednesday 9 February 2005 Location: Monash University, Clayton, VIC Our Education Officer, Rob Hollow will be running two workshops at the STAV & AIP VCE Physics Teachers’ Conference in […]