Grote Reber, pioneer of radio astronomy, passes away at 90
Grote Reber, pioneer of radio astronomy, died in Tasmania on 20 December, two days before his 91st birthday. He was probably the last person to win major prizes in astronomy […]
Connell Wagner to Boost Mega-Telescope Research
Australia’s efforts in the Square Kilometre Array telescope project are set to receive a boost, with consulting firm Connell Wagner joining the CSIRO lead consortium. On Friday 20 December the […]
CSIRO Medals for ATNF Staff
Several ATNF staff were honoured at CSIRO’s annual awards ceremony, held in Parliament House, Canberra, on 10 December. ATNF Assistant Director John Brooks received a Medal for Lifetime Achievement: this […]
Summer Vacation Program
On 2 December 2002 we will welcome 20 university students to the joint ATNF and CTIP summer vacation program for 2002/2003. The students will be working for CSIRO for 10 […]
ATCA 2003JANT schedule now available
The ATCA 2003JANT schedule is now available. More information.
ATNF Annual Report available
The ATNF Annual Report 2001 is now available on the web. The printed version of the report will be distributed by 21 November 2002. More information.
Bolton Fellowship in Radio Astronomy – Now open for applications
Applications are invited for the Bolton Fellowship, a three-year post-doctoral appointment tenable at any of the major Australia Telescope National Facility locations. Bolton Fellows are encouraged to undertake research and/or […]
Employment opportunity: Operations engineer/scientist
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to help us with the operation of the Mopra Telescope. This position is available at the Narrabri observatory. More information.
Employment Opportunity: Director – ATNF
The position of Director of the Australia Telescope National Facility is now open for applications. The closing date is 15 November 2002. More information.
Mini black hole may help explain massive ones
Scientists using CSIRO’s Australia Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have watched a mini black hole in our Galaxy shoot out ‘jets’ of particles like a cosmic water-pistol. “What they’ve […]
CSIRO To Help Ease NASA’s ”Traffic Jam”
When six spacecraft besiege Mars in early 2004, CSIRO will help NASA catch as much data from them as possible. The three tracking stations of NASA’s Deep Space Network – […]
SKA Post Doctoral Fellowship
Australia Telescope National Facility – Narrabri, NSW We are seeking a motivated Post-Doctoral Fellow to work with us on investigations to determine the optimum layout of the collecting area for […]