In May 2013, CSIRO announced the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) Early Science Program.
ASKAP Early Science is a program of observations designed to explore new scientific parameter-space with ASKAP before the construction of the array is complete.
The ASKAP Early Science Program will consist of a series of science-focused observations, carried out by the ASKAP commissioning and early science team, using an array of 12 ASKAP antennas equipped with CSIRO's second generation phased array feed (PAF) receivers.