ICRAR Researchers shine at the Astronomical Society of Australia Awards
June 24, 2024Researchers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have been honoured for their contributions to astronomy at the 2024 Astronomical Society of Australia…
Slow-spinning radio star breaks all the rules
June 6, 2024Australian scientists from the University of Sydney, Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and ICRAR, have detected what is likely a neutron star spinning slower than any other ever measured.
A giant galactic explosion catches galaxy pollution in the act
April 22, 2024A team of international researchers studied the galaxy NGC 4383, in the nearby Virgo cluster, revealing a gas outflow so large that it would take 20,000 years for light to travel from one side to the other.
ICRAR welcomes new Board Chair Dr David Skellern AO
March 28, 2024ICRAR is pleased to welcome Dr David Skellern AO as our new board chair. Dr Skellern will commence as Board Chair on April 1.
Radio telescope becomes stellar ‘speed camera’ in deep-space experiment
March 28, 2024Researchers have measured the jets of neutron stars to be moving at 114,000km per second – one-third the speed of light.
Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours
March 25, 2024A team of international astronomers have discovered 49 new galaxies using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa from observations that were less than three hours long,
