#Parkes

Seeking supernova remnants with our leading radio telescopes

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… new supernova remnants!

A black and white photo of Parkes radio telescope which opened 60 years ago.

60 years after it first gazed at the skies, the Parkes dish is still making breakthroughs

The CSIRO’s 64-metre Parkes Radio Telescope was commissioned on October 31 1961. At the time it was the most advanced […]

A satellite dish with stars in space in the background.

Celebrating our (stellar) space women

We’re introducing you to a star cluster of our women who work in space.

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.

The photo that won the David Malin Awards. It's a photo of a sunset at a lake. The trees are shadows. The Moon is in the sky.

David Malin Awards: Astrophotography to make you starry eyed

The David Malin Award winners have been announced for 2020. We show you some of the 253 stellar shots that entered this year's astrophotography competition.

Crowd of people raising hands in front of the Dish

A walk in the Parkes

There ain't no party like a space party! It’s been 50 years since Australia helped broadcast humankind’s first steps on the Moon around the world. See how our Parkes and Tidbinbilla sites celebrated.

A close-up shot of the monitor showing the moonwalk signal from Apollo 11 as it happened

Not one but two Aussie dishes were used to get the TV signals back from the Apollo 11 moonwalk

When Neil Armstrong stepped on to the Moon 50 years ago this month, Australians saw the images first. Australia even defied bad weather to bring the historic images to the world.

close up of astronaut on the moon

How we can shine in the next race to the Moon

If there was an up and down in space, Australia would be on top of the Earth looking at the centre of the galaxy - perfectly placed for the next race to the moon.

The Dish: Fact vs fiction

The Dish is an Aussie classic, set at our Parkes radio telescope. Most of the film is based on fact, but what was added for the sake of a (rollicking) good yarn?

Pink and purple photograph of the universe

Shoot (for) the stars: Awe-inspiring astrophotography

Take a trip across the universe with the 2019 Central West Astronomical Society Astrophotography Awards.

cartoon astronauts floating around the moon

Space rocks! Six science experiments to celebrate the Moon landing

Fun science activities for kids all about space and the Moon. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing with these experiments you can do at home.