WA science and industry leaders put their heads together to search for the first stars and galaxies
Astrophysicists, telescopes, supercomputers, and software engineers have joined forces to search for signals from the early Universe. The team from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), the Pawsey… Read More
Italy and Australia to join forces on world’s largest telescope
Representatives of leading Italian and Australian science institutions met in Perth yesterday to formally enter into a partnership to take the next steps toward the world’s largest telescope, the Square… Read More
WA astronomers partner with the defence industry to monitor space
Astronomers at the Curtin University node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have teamed up with Adelaide company Silentium Defence to develop a passive radar for the… Read More
Outback radio telescope listens in on interstellar visitor
A telescope in outback Western Australia has been used to listen to a mysterious cigar-shaped object that entered our Solar System late last year. The unusual object—known as ‘Oumuamua—came from… Read More
Astrofest 2018 a success
Two and a half thousand people gathered in a stadium & spilled out onto an oval, united in their love of all things space & astronomy, to attend Astrofest 2018… Read More
First signs of earliest stars seen from the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory
Using a small radio telescope at a CSIRO observatory in Western Australia, US astronomers have detected a signal from the first stars to have emerged in the early Universe about… Read More
New Curtin Professor and MWA Director to help drive WA towards the SKA
ICRAR-curtin has attracted one of the world’s leading astronomers from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. Professor Melanie Johnston-Hollitt will commence a Professorship at the Curtin University node of the… Read More
Telescopes team up to study giant galaxy
Astronomers have used two Australian radio telescopes and several optical telescopes to study complex mechanisms that are fuelling jets of material blasting away from a black hole 55 million times… Read More
Italy and Australia unite over world’s most ambitious telescope
The world’s biggest telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), will be the hot topic of discussion for a joint Italian-Australian meeting held in Perth this week. The meeting will bring… Read More
ICRAR black hole researcher named WA’s top science student
ICRAR black hole researcher named WA’s top science student ICRAR PhD candidate Tom Russell. ICRAR PhD candidate Tom Russell has been named the State’s top science… Read More
2014 PREMIER’S SCIENCE AWARDS
2014 Premier's Science Awards Professor Steven Tingay - Finalist in Scientist of the Year Professor Tingay is an internationally renowned astrophysicist, who has played a central role in Australia’s bid… Read More
WA GOVERNMENT INVESTS $26M IN ASTRONOMY AND THE SQUARE KILOMETRE ARRAY
WA Government invests $26M in Astronomy and the Square Kilometre Array Artist's impression of the low frequency portion of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA-low) which will… Read More