Designing The SKA Telescopes – From Lab To Outback: The Story Of AAVS1 So Far
December 19, 2017The Aperture Array Verification System (AAVS1) is one of the major milestones in the journey towards delivering the final design for SKA1-low, the Australian arm of the first phase of the SKA telescope.
New Curtin Professor and MWA Director to help drive WA towards the SKA
December 14, 2017Professor Melanie Johnston-Hollitt will commence a Professorship at the Curtin University node ICRAR.
Telescopes team up to study giant galaxy
December 12, 2017Astronomers have used two Australian radio telescopes and several optical telescopes to study complex mechanisms that are fuelling jets of material blasting away from a black hole 55 million times more massive than the Sun.
Astronomer’s map reveals location of mysterious fast-moving gas
December 4, 2017An Australian scientist has created the most detailed map ever of clouds of high-velocity gas in the Universe around us. The map covers the entire sky and shows curious clouds of neutral hydrogen gas that are moving at a different speed to the normal rotation of the Milky Way.
Perth company trials satellite deployer in Zero-G
November 21, 2017Picosat Systems and ICRAR have trialled a satellite deployment on a “Zero-G” flight above France.
Associate Professor Anna Frebel awarded the 2017 ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy
November 17, 2017ICRAR is very pleased to announce that Associate Professor Anna Frebel will join us for three months as the fourth ICRAR Visiting Fellow under the ICRAR Visiting Fellowship Program for Senior Women in Astronomy.
