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TheSkyNet set to conquer more of our Universe: 03 May 2012; In its ever-expanding quest to process astronomy data and discover much more of our Universe, theSkyNet has joined forces with the Pan-STARRS1 Science Consortium (PS1SC) to probe other galaxies beyond our own Milky Way.

Australia – New Zealand Square Kilometre Array site is already producing world-class astrophysics: 17 Apr 2012; CSIRO’s Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory (MRO), located in remote Western Australia, is the site proposed by Australia and New Zealand to host the high-density core of the multi-billion dollar Square Kilometre Array (SKA), and is already producing world-class research that will be described at an international conference in the UK this week.

Scoping the cost of the world’s biggest new supercomputer: 22 Feb 2012; The world’s most powerful telescope – the new Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – is likely to need the world’s biggest computer to handle the incredible amount of data it will produce − and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) is working out how to do it without breaking the bank.

Gearing up for data deluge from world's biggest radio telescope: 13 Feb 2012; The amount of computer data generated by the entire world in a whole year will need to be stored in a single day for the world’s most powerful telescope − the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) − and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) is gearing up to meet that unprecedented need.

Science Hall of Fame adds a new star: 09 Dec 2011; A leading science administrator has been honoured as one of the State’s greatest contributors to scientific endeavour with his induction into the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame.
Dr Bernard Bowen, Chair of the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research − a collaboration between Curtin University and The University of Western Australia − was inducted at a WA Science Awards gala dinner at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre last night.

WA high-tech business helps astronomers discover the Universe: 31 Oct 2011; A quest to study the earliest stars and galaxies in the Universe is underway, with local industry building the first major pieces of a revolutionary new radio telescope in Western Australia, as part of the Murchison Wide-field Array.

theSkyNet Launched: 13 Sep 2011; A community computing science initiative to help discover the hidden Universe was officially launched this morning at Curtin University by Western Australia’s Minister for Science and Innovation, the Hon. John Day.

Top scientists head for WA to talk SKA: 07 Sep 2011; Top astronomers and engineers from nine countries met in Perth in early September to plan for pre-construction of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) at The Path to SKA-low workshop. Hosted by the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), the workshop attracted more than 75 researchers from Australia, India, Italy, Malta, New Zealand, The Netherlands, South Africa, the UK and the US.

UWA researcher awarded SKA science boost: 26 Aug 2011; Astrophysicist Dr Bi-Qing For of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) at The University of Western Australia has been appointed as a John Stocker Postdoctoral Fellow to further her research in support of Australia's bid for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).

A new way to measure the expansion of the Universe: 26 Jul 2011; A PhD student from The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in Perth has produced one of the most accurate measurements ever made of how fast the Universe is expanding. Florian Beutler, a PhD candidate with ICRAR at the University of Western Australia, has calculated how fast the Universe is growing by measuring the Hubble constant.

The Milky Way: Galactic Cannibal: 11 Jul 2011; Research published in the Astrophysical Journal on Sunday gives astronomers new insight into how our Galaxy may have formed. The Milky Way has a history of devouring smaller neighbouring galaxies that get too close. One such incident, the focus of this recent work, could be responsible for the shape of our Galaxy.

Radio astronomy strengthens ties between Australia and Asia: 03 May 2011; Radio astronomy researchers from the Asia-Oceania region will meet in Perth tomorrow to discuss the latest advances and scientific benefits of the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).

The sky is falling and it’s raining Petabytes!: 28 Apr 2011; Describing the stereotypical astronomer of yesteryear might stir thoughts of a patient soul endlessly gazing skywards searching for a faint glimmer that might lead to a discovery. But for the astronomers of tomorrow this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Giant cosmic tails point to a recent marriage: 18 Mar 2011; ICRAR astronomers have shown that our nearest galactic neighbours, the Magellanic Clouds, became entangled in a cosmic dance over the past few billion years, with a dramatic close encounter around 1.2 billion years ago.

MWA partnership puts local industry on the map: 08 Mar 2011; Scientists and industry seek the first stars and galaxies.
ICRAR has taken delivery from Poseidon Scientific Instruments in Fremantle, Western Australia of a production-ready receiver for the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA).

ICRAR recognised in Australia Day Achievement Awards: 28 Jan 2011; As part of recent Australia Day celebrations, two West Australians were awarded Australia Day Team Achievement Medallions for their contribution to the Australia/New Zealand bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project.

Robotic Telescope swings into action for cosmic explosion: 29 Oct 2010; Just 215 seconds after receiving a signal from NASA and with no direct human involvement, the Zadko telescope turned its attention to the light coming from a powerful explosion millions of light years away.

New clues for the formation of Globular Clusters: 26 Oct 2010; In a letter published in this week’s Astrophysical Journal, ICRAR astronomer Dr Kenji Bekki outlines his discovery that the globular clusters we observe today may have evolved from massive “super clusters” in the distant past.

Peer pressure on a galactic scale: 21 Jul 2010; ICRAR astronomer Dr Kenji Bekki has shown that when a cluster of galaxies grows, individuals feel the pressure and start forming new stars in massive bursts.

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