Outback radio telescope discovers dense, spinning, dead star
April 21, 2021Astronomers have discovered a pulsar—a dense and rapidly spinning neutron star sending radio waves into the cosmos—using a low-frequency radio telescope in outback Australia.
Astronomers see a ‘Space Jellyfish’
March 18, 2021A radio telescope located in outback Western Australia has observed a cosmic phenomenon with a striking resemblance to a jellyfish.
SKAO is born – Launch of international Observatory signals new era for radio astronomy
February 4, 2021The SKA Observatory, a new intergovernmental organisation dedicated to radio astronomy, was launched today following the first meeting of the Observatory’s Council.