The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC)

Mars missions are red hot right now

Three nations are launching ambitious missions to the red planet of Mars! The journey takes perseverance, ingenuity and timing.

Satellite used to detect fast radio bursts.

A brief history: what we know so far about fast radio bursts across the universe

Fast radio bursts are one of the great mysteries of the universe. Since their discovery, we have learned a great […]

Artist's impression of a thin gas cloud formed by tidal disruption from a passing star. Scientists think this is one of the possible ways the cold clump of gas detected in the study could have been formed

Five twinkling galaxies help us uncover the mystery of the Milky Way’s missing matter

Thanks to the discovery of five twinkling galaxies in a rare alignment, astronomers have been able to calculate the properties and geometry of an invisible gas cloud in space.

Silence please! Why radio astronomers need things quiet in the middle of a WA desert

Come and check out the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO)!

Our Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder Telescope (ASKAP)

A thread of the cosmic web: astronomers spot a 50 million light-year galactic filament

Until recently, the Universe's gas filaments have been elusive. But now one was detected with our ASKAP radio telescope.

Bad space weather may make life impossible near Proxima Centauri

We recently detected the signature of fierce space weather from Proxima Cen, which implies an orbiting planet could be blasted with hazardous particles and magnetic fields.

We’ve mapped a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way. Take the virtual tour here.

Astronomers have mapped about a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way, in the most detailed survey of the southern sky ever carried out using radio waves.

Cultural dancers performed at the naming ceremony.

Murriyang: Parkes radio telescope receives Indigenous name

The iconic Parkes radio telescope received a special honour from Australia’s first scientists and astronomers: a traditional Indigenous name.

Dr Chenoa Tremblay stands in front of an image of a galaxy

Meet our researcher: Dr Chenoa Tremblay

Astronomer Dr Chenoa Tremblay uses modern telescopes and supercomputing power to find and study atoms and molecules in interstellar space.

Sarah Pearce headshot

Negotiating an international astronomy treaty to help reveal the hidden Universe

What goes into building an international astronomy treaty? Our astrophysicist Dr Sarah Pearce represented Australia in the international negotiations to establish the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory as an intergovernmental organisation.

A colouring in template for The Disk, completed

Draw The Dish: colouring templates for big and little kids

Celebrate The Dish's addition to Australia’s National Heritage List with our downloadable colouring templates.

Proud heritage: top 10 moments of The Dish

Our Parkes radio telescope, or 'The Dish', is the first functioning scientific instrument to join Australia's National Heritage List.