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Shooting stars: Amazing astronomy photographs

Check out the out-of-this-world winners of the 2017 CWAS David Malin astrophotography awards!

CSIRO Parkes Radiotelescope pointed towards the night's sky.

The Dish joins global search for new signs of life

Breakthrough Listen — the largest search for extraterrestrial life — has launched today at our Parkes radio telescope, turning its mighty eye on the 'exo-Earth' Proxima b.

Dish at Parkes serves up the answer to one of life’s greatest mysteries

Using sensitive radio telescopes, including our very own ‘Dish’ at Parkes, a team of international scientists have for the first time discovered a chiral molecule outside of our solar system.

The Last Man on the Moon… goes to Canberra

Gene Cernan was the last man to set foot on the moon, and has travelled nearly everywhere else on Earth - so what made Canberra his next destination?

Ex-eter marks the spot for Tassie pulsar hunters

Astronomer Shari Breen returns to her high school via the PULSE@Parkes program to look out for pulsars.

Building with a large white pole on either side ontop of snow

IceCube and the tale of the Big Bird neutrino

We've used our Parkes telescope to help trace the origin of the Big Bird neutrino to a galaxy 9.1 billion light years away.

Bound for Bonn: Aussie astro technology heading to Germany

Our award-winning phased array feed (PAF) technology will soon head to the northern hemisphere to be installed on the world’s […]

Hidden galaxies, a Great Attractor and other wonders of the Zone of Avoidance

A team of international astronomers using our Parkes Radio Telescope have just announced the discovery of hundreds of new galaxies, each containing billions of stars, living right on our astronomical doorstep.

Gravitational waves: five things you need to know

Gravitational waves have seduced scientists for the past 100 years. But why the big fuss? In the wake of latest rumours that these waves may have been detected, we take a look at five things you need to know about gravitational waves.

A Little Less Constellation (a Little Moon Action Please)

The 2016 Parkes Elvis Festival kicks off on Wednesday the 6th at our Parkes Radio Telescope with performances from Elvis impersonators and more.

Dr Matthew Kerr explaining pulsar observing to Guangzhou students.

PULSE@Parkes tours Guangzhou, China

An engaging PULSE@Parkes tour to Guangzhou, China for pulsar observing with high school students.

Pears, Pluto and 3D printed ribs: our prized posts for 2015

It's been a busy year for our science, as we constantly look for new ways to make Australia a better place. Here's ten of our favourite 'jaw dropper' blogs that we think helped us do that.