Team preparing for billion-dollar telescope shortlisted for ‘Nobel Prize of supercomputing’
November 20, 2020An international team led by The University of Western Australia was one of six finalists for the prestigious Gordon Bell Prize for outstanding achievement in high-performance computing.
Women in STEM Champion status
November 19, 2020ICRAR has been named a Women in STEM Decadal Plan Champion, joining a host of other organisations around Australia moving towards gender equity.
Moon to Earth: WA to host space communications station
October 12, 2020An optical communications station capable of receiving high-speed data transmissions from space is set to be built in Western Australia. The advanced communications ground station will be able to receive data from spacecraft anywhere between low-Earth orbit and the surface of the Moon. It has the potential to support ground-breaking space projects, including NASA’s Artemis mission to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024.
Astronomers turn up the heavy metal to shed light on star formation
October 6, 2020Astronomers from The University of Western Australia’s node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have developed a new way to study star formation in galaxies from the dawn of time to today.
Professor Steven Tingay joint winner in Premier’s Science Awards 2020
September 30, 2020John Curtin Distinguished Professor Steven Tingay has been named joint Scientist of the Year at the 2020 Western Australian Premier’s Science Awards.
Australia affirms role in world’s largest telescope
September 29, 2020Australia is the fourth country to complete its national process of ratification, joining the Netherlands, Italy and fellow SKA telescope host country South Africa.
