ICRAR connects new telescopes to achieve milestone
May 26, 2010Six radio telescopes across Australia and New Zealand have joined forces to act as one giant telescope, linking up over a distance of 5500 km for the first time.
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$4.6M awarded towards the Murchison Widefield Array
May 25, 2010The Curtin University of Technology node of ICRAR has recently signed a contract with Astronomy Australia Limited to provide $4.6 million towards the next phase of the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA).
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First signal received by future telescope
March 4, 2010An historic milestone was reached recently in Australia’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array telescope.
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