Australia affirms role in world’s largest telescope
September 29, 2020Australia is the fourth country to complete its national process of ratification, joining the Netherlands, Italy and fellow SKA telescope host country South Africa.
AstroQuest a finalist in the Eureka Prizes
September 29, 2020AstroQuest has been selected as a finalist in the 2020 Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science.
Vale Prof Nichi D’Amico
September 17, 2020We were saddened to learn of the untimely and sudden death of Professor Nichi D'Amico, a renowned astronomer and long-time supporter of the SKA.
Vale Prof Govind Swarup
September 9, 2020We were saddened to learn of the recent passing of Professor Govind Swarup, a valued colleague and pioneering radio astronomer. Professor Govind Swarup, a torch-bearer for building scientific capacity in independent India, passed away in Pune on 7 September 2020 after a short illness.
Australian telescope finds no signs of alien technology in 10 million star systems
September 8, 2020A radio telescope in outback Western Australia has completed the deepest and broadest search at low frequencies for alien technologies, scanning a patch of sky known to include at least 10 million stars.
First AusSRC Director Appointed
July 21, 2020CSIRO astronomer Dr Karen Lee-Waddell has been appointed as the first Director of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Regional Centre (AusSRC).
