Posts by tony_crawshaw

Wormhole Wednesday: Hot stuff space probe!

The Sun. It’s hot, there’s much we still don’t know about it and it sits at the centre of our […]

Exciting exoplanets

Exoplanets. What are they and what do we know about them? Simply put, an exoplanet is an extrasolar planet, or […]

A rare and special feeling

'From a distance the 36 white 12-m antennas stand in contrast to the surrounding red earth, low shrubs and sparse […]

Wormhole Wednesday: ALMA first results – punching through a brick wall

By Jill Rathborne - CSIRO Astronomer The Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope is now officially open for business. Its […]

Update Russia

We're running with a Russian theme today. First up is the news that Russia is looking to ensure its status […]

Stellar visualisation of the stellar neighbourhood

OK - it was launched late last year but if you missed it the first time round, this interactive 3D […]

Amazing astrophotography

Australia's Central West Astronomical Society has announced that it is is now accepting entries for its 2013 Astrophotography Awards. Judged […]

Moonshot rocket engines recovered

It's exciting times for us moon landing fans as it was announced late last week that two Saturn V F-1 […]

The search for lost Apollo 11 tapes

You may have missed the fascinating detective story involving John Sarkissian, Operations Scientist at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory. Find out […]

Comet capture

We just love great photos of comets! The latest we can share is this lovely shot from CSIRO Operations Scientist […]

Star Leader

We're extremely proud of our very own Dr Kimberley Clayfield who has just won a Women's Agenda Leadership Award. The […]

Asteroid 2012 DA14 – You’ve got the best moves

You can now watch the eerie dance of near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 which recently passed less than 27,700 km from the […]