WA astronomers partner with the defence industry to monitor space
July 19, 2018Astronomers at the Curtin University node of ICRAR have teamed up with Adelaide company Silentium Defence to develop a passive radar for the surveillance of objects in space.
![WA astronomers partner with the defence industry to monitor space](https://www.icrar.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Screen-Shot-2018-07-19-at-8.04.31-am-310x200-c-center.png)
ICRAR researcher named in ABC’s Top 5 scientists for 2018
June 6, 2018After a nation-wide search ABC Radio National revealed this year’s winners of the ABC and University of New South Wales “Top 5” program for scientists…
![ICRAR researcher named in ABC’s Top 5 scientists for 2018](https://www.icrar.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NHW_HIVE_Portrait_high-res_crop2-447x570-310x200-c-center.jpg)
Outback radio telescope listens in on interstellar visitor
April 10, 2018A telescope in outback Western Australia has been used to listen to a mysterious cigar-shaped object that entered our Solar System late last year. The unusual object—known as ‘Oumuamua—came from another solar system, prompting speculation it could be an alien spacecraft.
![Outback radio telescope listens in on interstellar visitor](https://www.icrar.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20171120-ASTRD-640-640x350-310x200-c-center.jpg)