Latest anzSKA newsletter now available
December 7, 2009The anzSKA Newsletter is published on a quarterly basis to keep interested parties informed about the progress of SKA-related activities in Australia and New Zealand.
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ASKAP Antenna Passes Factory Testing
December 6, 2009The first Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) 12-metre antenna has passed factory testing.
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Agreement brings State one step closer to SKA
December 2, 2009The recent registration of the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) has strengthened Australia’s international bid to host the world’s most powerful telescope.
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Early expansion and astronomical ambitions
November 18, 2009The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (or ICRAR) is only three months old but like the early Universe it’s already rapidly expanding.
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ICRAR awarded ARC Future Fellowships
November 16, 2009The Australian Government has announced the results of the first round of ARC Future Fellowships, a new scheme designed to attract and retain scientists working in areas of critical national importance.
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ICRAR is GO for Launch
September 12, 2009The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research or ICRAR was officially launched in Perth on September 1.
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