ICRAR News

A Flying Visit by Australia's Astronaut

18 Aug 2010

Dr Andy Thomas, Australia’s first astronaut, is heading to Perth from 13th-15th September to let us know what it is like beyond the horizon.

Astronomers align for stellar meeting

09 Aug 2010

Astronomers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) joined a historic Australia-China Commonwealth Roundtable on Astronomy at the Shanghai Expo on Monday 2 August 2010.

Astronomical Awesomeness

05 Aug 2010

ICRAR Astronomer Dr Megan Argo was one of the profs invited to participate in Scitech's 'Profs and Pints' astronomy night - Astronomical Awesomeness last week. The question was 'Why do we ask why?' and the panel spoke briefly and then participated in a discussion with a 130 strong audience.

NATA Accreditation for ICRAR

04 Aug 2010

The National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA), has recently accredited ICRAR as an inspection body for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).

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.

New Astronomy Centre of Excellence Announced

19 Jul 2010

The Australian Research Council announced $20.6 million for a new astronomy Centre of Excellence on Friday July 16th.

anzSKA bid boosted at International SKA Forum 2010

25 Jun 2010

Eleven ICRAR staff participated in the International SKA Forum (ISKAF) 2010 last week, helping boost the Australian and New Zealand bid to host the SKA.

Young Scientist Award for ICRAR researcher

14 Jun 2010

ICRAR researcher Dr Hayley Bignall has received a Young Scientist Award to attend the 2010 Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference to be held in September in Toyama, Japan.

Natural energy to help power exploration of the Universe

11 Jun 2010

The Federal Government has announced that the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) and the Pawsey High-Performance Computing Centre for SKA Science will receive $47.3 million for the development of solar and geothermal energy technologies.

Australian Appointed Deputy International SKA Project Scientist

13 May 2010

Australian Dr Minh Huynh has recently been appointed Deputy International SKA Project Scientist and will be joining the Square Kilometre Array team later this year.

ICRAR connects new telescopes to achieve milestone

25 May 2010

Six 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.

$4.6M awarded towards the Murchison Widefield Array

18 May 2010

The Curtin node of ICRAR recently signed a contract to receive $4.6M in new funding for the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope.

ICRAR postgraduate students present their research

24 May 2010

The first annual ICRAR Postgraduate Student Presentations Day was recently held at ICRAR Brodie Hall.

Remote primary students talk astronomy across the globe

25 May 2010

Students from the Carnarvon School of the Air recently participated in a Universe Awareness (UNAWE) workshop with ICRAR astronomer Dr Megan Argo.

ICRAR student promotes careers in science to WA youth

19 May 2010

ICRAR PhD candidate Jacinta Delhaize recently spoke at the WA Governor’s Science forum, this year focussing on youth, science and sustainability.

A Day in the Life of an Astronomer

13 May 2010

Ever wondered what an astronomer does when they're on a plane? Wednesday the 21st of April was the World-Wide Day in Science where scientists around the globe write about the highlight of their day.

ICRAR awarded Super Science Fellowships for SKA work

12 Apr 2010

Under the Australian Government’s $27.2 million Super Science Fellowships scheme, five new fellows will join ICRAR and work on SKA related projects.

Italy offer to host international SKA headquarters

08 Apr 2010

The Italian government announced their bid to host the coordinating headquarters of the Square Kilometre Array last week at the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) SKA workshop in Rome.

Local Indigenous art heads to South Africa

29 Mar 2010

A range of original artworks by Indigenous artists from WA’s Mid West will touch down in South Africa this week.

SKA visualisation 2010 released

05 Mar 2010

A new Square Kilometre Array fly-over has been created by Swinburne Astronomy Productions with updated design and configuration data.

Honey, I shrunk the receiver

18 Mar 2010

CSIRO has entered a new collaboration to develop a tiny radio receiver that could eventually be used in mobile phones, and will be used in the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP).

First signal received by future telescope

04 Mar 2010

An historic milestone was reached recently in Australia’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array telescope – a future international radio telescope that will be the world’s largest and most sensitive.

ICRAR Astronomer takes Dr Who to Supernova 2007gr

04 Mar 2010

ICRAR astronomer Dr Megan Argo is what you might conservatively call a Dr Who fan. Join her as she takes the good doctor on a trip to Supernova 2007gr.

Australia and NZ team up for $3.1b project

03 Mar 2010

More than 150 scientists and representatives from both sides of the Tasman met in Auckland last week to progress the joint bid to host a NZ$3.1 billion international radio astronomy project, the Square Kilometre Array.

ICRAR Researchers featured in "Science Matters"

12 Feb 2010

ICRAR researchers have been featured in the latest issue of 'Science Matters', the newsletter of the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences at UWA.

New leader of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Sciences division

20 Jan 2010

Former Director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Dr Philip Diamond, has been appointed Chief of CSIRO’s Astronomy and Space Sciences Division.

Launch of SKA website for schools

11 Dec 2009

An interactive educational website dedicated to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope to encourage Australian school students to reach for the stars. www.ska.edu.au

Latest anzSKA newsletter now available

07 Dec 2009

The anzSKA Newsletter is published on a quarterly basis to keep interested parties informed about the progress of SKA-related activities in Australia and New Zealand.

ASKAP Antenna Passes Factory Testing

06 Dec 2009

The first Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) 12-metre antenna has passed factory testing.

Agreement brings State one step closer to SKA

02 Dec 2009

The Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) Indigenous land use agreement is now in place.

Early expansion and astronomical ambitions

18 Nov 2009

The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (or ICRAR) is only three months old but like the early Universe it’s already rapidly expanding.

ICRAR awarded ARC Future Fellowships

04 Nov 2009

The Australian Government has announced the results of the first round of ARC Future Fellowships.

ICRAR is GO for Launch

12 Sep 2009

The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research or ICRAR was officially launched in Perth on September 1.