TELESCOPE BID SUPPORTED IN FEDERAL BUDGET
May 13, 2011The Government will provide $40.2 million over four years to support Australia’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), in partnership with New Zealand.
RADIO ASTRONOMY STRENGTHENS TIES BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND ASIA
May 5, 2011Radio astronomy researchers from the Asia-Oceania region will meet in Perth tomorrow to discuss the latest advances and scientific benefits of the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).
Future stars to meet ancient stars
April 28, 2011The West Australian night sky will ignite the imagination of school students in the Pilbara region in a series of upcoming community events.
THE SKY IS FALLING AND IT’S RAINING PETABYTES
April 28, 2011Super-sized telescopes currently under development around the world like the SKA radio telescope, the LSST, and the MWA will be so sensitive that information from the rest of the Universe will literally pour from the sky.
Supercomputer to boost SKA chances
April 13, 2011Researchers in Australia and New Zealand have been donated a high performance computing facility by IBM.
Next step for the SKA
April 5, 2011Nine national governmental and research organisations have this week established a Founding Board for the global Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project.