A Golden Age of Astronomy?

Are we entering a ‘Golden Age of Astronomy’? CSIRO astrophysicist Ray Norris certainly thinks so. He talks with Radio National’s […]

Terrific Telescope Time-lapse

CSIRO is pretty proud of its new 36 dish ASKAP radio telescope currently being developed in the outback of Western […]

Having a Blast at Tidbinbilla!

Groundworks continue at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex for the construction of the second new beam waveguide antenna dish, Deep Space […]

Wormhole Wednesday

A Microquasar Makes a Giant Manatee Nebula A new view of a 20,000-year old supernova remnant demonstrates the upgraded imaging […]

Watch NASA’s New Ears Grow in Canberra

 Webcams let you watch as these mighty ‘ears’ on the universe growWork continues on the construction of two new antennas […]

Geysers from the Galaxy’s heart

They’re big, powerful and fast. Top to bottom, they measure about half the Galaxy’s diameter. They contain as much energy […]

Be bowled over on the 10th day of Geekmas

On the tenth day of Geekmas, you can win… a vintage authentic Hollywood souvenir stubby holder as seen in the […]

Astronomy from the Ground Up!

Teacher Workshops, 3 – 5 May, 2013 Parkes Observatory This is a wonderful opportunity for educators to develop their knowledge and skills in […]

Voyager Crosses the Final Frontier

Tracked daily by the giant antenna dishes of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (managed on NASA behalf by the […]

Hercules A Shows its Muscles

Spectacular jets powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules […]