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Official handle of CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility. World-class astronomy research with world-class facilities.

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RT @Science_Academy: In our vision for Australian astronomy, the nation reaps the rewards from excellence in fundamental science, innovativ….
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The @AstroSocAus honours six astronomers at its Annual Scientific Meeting in Adelaide this week, including our Dr Joshua Preston Pritchard - winner of the Emerging Leaders in Astronomy Software Development Prize. Read about all the winners:
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National recognition for astronomers from Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth. Galactic winds stopped big galaxies from growing, Dr Rebecca Davies, Swinburne University How the Milky Way and its...
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Our newest newsletter is now out!.Get some tips on keeping proposals anonymous, see a snapshot of what it takes to keep Murriyang running for more than 60 years and discover how a new Sydney ferry is connected to our astronomy history.
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One of the first radio astronomers, Ruby Payne-Scott, was recently recognised with a ferry named in her honour! Read more about Ruby and how she made waves at CSIRO:.
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Australia is one of the leading countries for radio astronomy, which is largely thanks to one of the first radio astronomers in the world, Ruby Payne-Scott.
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RT @Science_Academy: A new Sydney ferry has been named in honour of Ruby Payne-Scott—an Australian pioneer in radio physics and astronomy,….
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Astronomy's newest mysterious object, the long period radio transient, has been discovered to have a matching X-ray signal for the first time. Read more about our involvement:
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Congratulations to the team for this amazing discovery!.
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🗞️ Detected a transient object emitting pulses in both radio waves and X-rays. 🔭 This is the first time long-period transients have been detected in X-rays. It was detected with @CSIRO_ATNF's ASKAP radio telescope and NASA's @chandraxray. ➡️
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Recent research led by our astronomer @jayender_singh has changed our understanding of the Milky Way's inner structure. This part of the galaxy is notoriously hard to study, but these new insights are redefining the shape of our home galaxy:.
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This announcement was made as part of our Australia Telescope User Committee open meeting, happening now.
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Outgoing Chair Professor Tara Murphy was warmly thanked by ATNF Director Dr Douglas Bock, who acknowledged Professor Murphy’s strategic guidance, her insightful leadership and the rich experience using ATNF instruments she brought to the role.
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Director of the ATNF, Dr Douglas Bock, said “Lister is a leader in astronomy globally. I look forward to working with him and the Steering Committee as we continue to shape the role of the ATNF and build on Australia’s Decadal Plan for astronomy.”.
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Professor Lister Staveley-Smith has been appointed Chair of the #ATNF Steering Committee. The ATSC provides advice on @CSIRO's ongoing delivery of radio astronomy capabilities for the nation and appoints the ATNF user and time allocation committees.
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An agenda for the meeting will be posted on the ATUC webpage, and details for online participation will be made available to registered attendees closer to the event.
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A reminder that registrations for our Australia Telescope Users Committee meeting (9 April) close tomorrow. You can register via our form: 📸Murriyang, our Parkes radio telescope. Credit: Alex Cherney
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Congratulations to our SKA-Low colleagues!.
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SKA Observatory
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#SKAnews: Four SKA-Low stations are now working together!. 📸🌌 This early working version of the SKA-Low telescope in 🇦🇺 has produced its first image capturing 85 radio galaxies. Read more on this milestone:.🔗 @IndustryGovAu @VentiaServices @mediainaf
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The Infinite Women podcast met with our astronomer Dr Elizabeth Mahony, to discuss and celebrate one of the world's first radio astronomers, Ruby Payne-Scott. Listen in:.
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Dr. Elizabeth Mahony, a research scientist at CSIRO, joins us to talk about Australian pioneering radio astronomer Ruby Payne-Scott, and the gendered barriers that ended her career.Read more about...
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Meet our new leadership team!. These strategic, innovative and collaborative leaders will guide our ATNF team and continue the facility’s outstanding research, innovation and service to the radio astronomy community.
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Meet the strategic, innovative and collaborative team working towards our vision for the ATNF.
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To subscribe to our newsletter list, visit:.
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Get the latest news from the Australia Telescope National Facility
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Our latest newsletter is out!. It's time to meet our new leaders, catch up on the pulsar catalogue, find out more on ATCA's upgrade, be awed by some science highlights, and hear about our first computer.
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“I’ve always wanted to be in a field where I'm constantly going, ‘wow’, which is why I’m in radio astronomy.” .Dr Tessa Vernstrom works at the edge of the known Universe, using radio telescopes to map and study the cosmic web. Find out more:
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From deep in the cosmic web emerges Science Leader Dr Tessa Vernstrom, who has joined us to lead a team searching the far reaches of space to find… we don’t know yet.
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