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Reblogged from CSIRO News

CSIRO scientist scores Grote Reber Medal

On Mondays, his ground-breaking radio telescope was used to hold up his mother’s washing line. He thought the Big Bang […]

The Dish Loves Elvis

The New South Wales town of Parkes has two iconic features; the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope and their annual Elvis […]

MAVEN to Mars via Canberra

In a ‘text book’ launch, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft roared off its pad at Cape Canaveral and disappeared into a cloud […]

Dish Horticulture – plant it and they will grow

The second of Tidbinbilla’s new antennas is about to start growing While work continues on Deep Space Station 35 (DSS35), the […]

Getting virtual at ‘The Dish’

Have you ever wanted to stand on the surface of the CSIRO Parkes radio telescope? Well now you can (well […]