Dr Lewis Ball: Chief, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science

Dr Lewis Ball is Chief of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science.

Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith: cosmic magnetism and the Square Kilometre Array

Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith is using cutting-edge radio receivers mounted on telescopes to measure magnetic fields in the distant universe.

CSIRO's 36 ASKAP antennas assembled

All 36 of CSIRO's ASKAP antennas have been assembled at their new home, the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia.

Networks create world telescope in real-time (Podcast 04 Sep 2007)

Dr Tasso Tzioumis from CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility describes how scientists are linking telescopes around the world in real-time. (6:18)

Mr Aaron Chippendale: unlocking the secrets of the universe

As a member of the project team working on the Square Kilometre Array, Mr Aaron Chippendale is bringing us a step closer to learning the secrets of life, the universe and everything.

Big step forward for SKA

The discovery potential of the future international SKA radio telescope has been glimpsed following the commissioning of a working optical fibre link between CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope in Western Australia, and other radio telescopes across Australia and New Zealand.

Funds for the stars of radio astronomy

Australia’s position as a world leader in radio astronomy has been strengthened with the announcement in the Federal Budget of $80million of funds for the Australian National Centre for SKA (Square Kilometre Array) Science in Perth

CSIRO telescopes lead observing marathon

CSIRO radio telescopes today initiated an almost non-stop, 33-hour worldwide observing marathon as part of the official start to the International Year of Astronomy.

CSIRO astronomers to join “private data highway” across USA

CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility has been awarded a “private data highway” - a 10 gigabit per second link - across the US by a major internet consortium and a US communications company.

Australia and Germany strengthen technical links for SKA

CSIRO and its counterpart in Germany, the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, have signed an agreement that will strengthen their cooperation over plans for the international Square Kilometre Array telescope.

Mysterious energy burst stuns astronomers

In a shock finding, astronomers using CSIRO’s Parkes telescope have detected a huge burst of radio energy from the distant universe that could open up a new field in astrophysics.

Australia, South Africa, short-listed for giant telescope

Australia and South Africa have been short-listed as the countries to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a giant next-generation radio telescope being developed by scientists in 17 countries.

Parkes finds unexpected ‘heartbeats’ in star

Astronomers using CSIRO's Parkes telescope in eastern Australia have detected radio 'heartbeats' from a star that was not expected to have them. A US-Australian research team found that a 'magnetar' – a kind of star with the strongest magnetic fields known in the Universe – is giving off extraordinary radio pulses, which links this rare type of star with the much more common 'radio pulsars'.

ASKAP Technologies

ASKAP's technology goals and specifications.

ASKAP Computing

The software systems for ASKAP are responsible for scheduling of observations, monitor and control of the telescope during observations, processing of observations into scientifically useful data products, and archiving of data products.