Perth hub for the 2021 ASA science meeting
Dates 12–16 July 2021 Location Building 210 Curtin University Bentley, WA 6012 LOC Beth Cloake (CSIRO) George Heald (CSIRO) Natasha Hurley-Walker (ICRAR-Curtin) Clancy James (ICRAR-Curtin) Adam Stevens (ICRAR-UWA) Event Details… Read More
Blog: Yash Berry
My goal for the ICRAR work experience was to get an insight into the exciting careers in astronomy to be well-informed when I was ready to choose a career. However,… Read More
Curtin researcher helps find largest supernova remnant by looking in right place
An international team of researchers, using powerful new X-ray telescope eROSITA to conduct the first all-sky X-ray survey in 25 years, have detected the largest supernova remnant ever discovered with… Read More
SKAO is born – Launch of international Observatory signals new era for radio astronomy
SKAO Global Headquarters, Jodrell Bank, UK The SKA Observatory, a new intergovernmental organisation dedicated to radio astronomy, was launched today following the first meeting of the Observatory’s Council. The new… Read More
ICRAR astronomer named ‘Superstar of STEM’
Sabine Bellstedt ICRAR-UWA astronomer Dr Sabine Bellstedt has been named one of Australia’s Superstars of STEM for 2021/2022. Dr Bellstedt is one of 60 brilliant women… Read More
Sustainability Officers
In line with ICRAR's intent to operate as sustainably as possible, ICRAR-UWA has appointed 3 of its staff as "sustainability officers". Covering ICRAR's diverse range of employees from scientists, software… Read More
Outback telescope captures Milky Way centre, discovers remnants of dead stars
A radio telescope in the Western Australian outback has captured a spectacular new view of the centre of the galaxy in which we live, the Milky Way. The image from… Read More
ICRAR researcher named in ABC’s Top 5 scientists for 2018
After a nation-wide search ABC Radio National revealed this year's winners of the ABC and University of New South Wales "Top 5" program for scientists — the search for Australia's… Read More
2018 ICRAR/CASS Radio School
DATES October 1-5, 2018 LOCATION Geraldton Multipurpose Centre, Geraldton, Western Australia (map) DESCRIPTION Official poster (PDF file). Radio astronomy has entered an exciting phase with the… Read More
Presentation PDFs
Tuesday 18th July – Updates from Pathfinders Session 1 – Chair: Nick Seymour Rob Beswick - The e-MERLIN Legacy Programme Bradley Frank - Continuum Science with MeerKAT Session 2 –… Read More
Searching for MWA detections of optically flaring stars
MWA Dipole antenna. Credit: Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker Some of the smallest stars in our Galaxy, with masses as low as one tenth of our Sun, can… Read More
Registered Participants
We look forward to welcoming all our registered participants to the SPARCS 7 Conference in July. Mr Hongquan Su Mr Peter Macgregor Dr Luke Davies Mr Sarrvesh… Read More