Telescopes team up to study giant galaxy
December 12, 2017Astronomers 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 more massive than the Sun.
Astronomer’s map reveals location of mysterious fast-moving gas
December 4, 2017An Australian scientist has created the most detailed map ever of clouds of high-velocity gas in the Universe around us. The map covers the entire sky and shows curious clouds of neutral hydrogen gas that are moving at a different speed to the normal rotation of the Milky Way.
Synchronisation System Designs Chosen for SKA telescopes
October 10, 2017An optical fibre-based synchronisation system designed by an Australian team from ICRAR has been selected for SKA-mid in South Africa, with a system designed by Tsinghua University chosen for SKA-low.
