Ken & Julie Michael Prize 2024 awarded
December 2, 2024The 2024 award recipients are Tyrone O'Doherty from ICRAR/Curtin and Andrei Ristea from ICRAR/UWA.
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European Union funds the conceptual study of the Wide Field Spectroscopic Telescope
November 29, 2024UWA is co-lead of the WST survey design package that will define what the facility will observe during its first few years.
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ICRAR funding renewed with $25 million State Government commitment
November 28, 2024The State Government has announced it will commit a further $25 million to fund the International Centre for Radio Astronomy (ICRAR) over the next five…
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Astronomers may have discovered the answer to a mysterious stellar event
November 26, 2024New data suggests mysterious 'long period transients' could be two orbiting objects, which together create a powerful repeating radio signal.
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Australia’s biggest free Space and Astronomy festival celebrates 15 years
November 6, 2024Astrofest, Australia’s largest free Space and Astronomy festival, will celebrate its 15th anniversary in 2024, marking a significant milestone.
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ICRAR student makes first discovery using SKA-Low prototype
November 1, 2024PhD student Christopher Lee used the Aperture Array Verification System 2.0 (AAVS2) SKA-Low prototype station to detect the smallest structure seen to date in the magnetic field within the Vela supernova remnant.
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