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Innovative Aussie scope leads to science prize win

Innovative Aussie scope leads to science prize win

by Jonathan Nally | Feb 13, 2021 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Galaxies

ABOVE: Some of the dishes of the CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope array in Western Australia. ASKAP is located at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory site, the traditional owners of which are the Wajarri Yamaji. Scientists who were the first to pinpoint the...
Review finds Australian astronomy is paying dividends

Review finds Australian astronomy is paying dividends

by Jonathan Nally | Jul 9, 2020 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Telescopes

ABOVE: The Anglo Australian Telescope at Siding Springs Observatory. Photo: Ángel R. López-Sánchez AUSTRALIA’S INVESTMENT IN ASTRONOMY and its hosting of two of the world’s most powerful telescopes means the country is well placed to contribute to more big...
Computing boost for Australian radio telescopes

Computing boost for Australian radio telescopes

by Jonathan Nally | Mar 5, 2020 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Telescopes

Above: Just a handful of the more-than 4,000 antennas of the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope in Western Australia. Credit: John Goldsmith A NEW $2 MILLION COMPUTING FACILITY based at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Perth will crunch the huge amounts of...
Upgrades will boost Australian radio telescopes

Upgrades will boost Australian radio telescopes

by Jonathan Nally | Jan 28, 2020 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Telescopes

Above: CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope is to be equipped with a new receiver system, called ‘cryoPAF,’ which will triple the telescope’s field of view. Image courtesy CSIRO. TWO OF THE CSIRO’S RADIO TELESCOPE FACILITIES — Parkes and the Australia Telescope Compact...
Neutron star crash likely formed a new black hole

Neutron star crash likely formed a new black hole

by Jonathan Nally | Jan 8, 2020 | Astronomy, Cosmology

Above: Artist’s impression of the binary neutron star merger producing GW190425, thought to have resulted in the formation of a black hole. See the video below for a better understanding. Credit: National Science Foundation/LIGO/Sonoma State University/A. Simonnet....
Galaxies that go bump in the night

Galaxies that go bump in the night

by Jonathan Nally | Dec 18, 2019 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Deep sky, Galaxies, News

Above: Galaxies NGC 5394 and NGC 5395, around 160 million light-years from Earth, are caught in a slow motion interaction. Image credit: NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory / Gemini Observatory / AURA. This image from the Gemini Observatory...
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