Hiding in plain sight, astronomers find new type of stellar object
July 19, 2023An international team led by astronomers from Curtin University and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) has discovered a new type of stellar object that challenges our understanding of the physics of neutron stars.
To the Moon and back: Australia-first communications network paves the way for high-speed data in space
June 28, 2023West Australian researchers are set to build a next-generation communications network that can send high-speed data to and from objects in space. The $6.5 million…
ICRAR data scientist awarded future leaders scholarship
March 22, 2023An ICRAR/UWA software engineer and data scientist working on the Square Kilometre Array telescopes has been identified as a leader of the future with the award of a prestigious scholarship.
Polarised Shockwaves shake the Universe’s Cosmic Web
February 16, 2023ICRAR researchers discover tantalising evidence of magnetic fields in the Universe’s largest cosmic structures. The cosmic web is how the Universe looks at its largest…
Astronomers may have uncovered how galaxies change their shape
December 16, 2022Researchers may have answered a decades-old question about galaxy evolution, leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate their research. Ever since the Hubble…
ICRAR to build the ‘beating heart’ of the Square Kilometre Array
November 28, 2022ICRAR’s University of Western Australia node has been awarded the construction contract to build the Square Kilometre Array’s Frequency Distribution System in South Africa.
