#Radio astronomy

Help us find our dish!

Last Sunday, Sydney Observatory and Sydney City Skywatchers ran a visit to the birthplace of radio astronomy in Australia: Rodney […]

Space Open Day – look behind the scenes

SUNDAY, 18th AUGUST 2013 – Starts 9am | Closes 5pm The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) is opening its […]

5 things you didn’t know about the Parkes radio telescope

The Parkes radio telescope has become an icon and a symbol of Australian ingenuity. But here are 5 things you probably didn't know about the Dish.

PAF at the Parkes Testbed Facility

Testing technology on the Galactic Centre

By Sarah Hegarty This is an image of what the region around the centre of our galaxy looks like in […]

Getting virtual at 'The Dish'

Our new 360° online tour of our world famous Parkes radio telescope gives you a behind the scenes view in […]

A curved fuzzy green stripe running horizontally and above it a purple blob.

And the winner is … @cosmicpudding

Congratulations to our astronomy student Vanessa Moss (aka @cosmicpudding) — last night she picked up the prize for the Best […]

Computer-generated image of four antennas, set against the Milky Way.

The question of astrobiology

By Lisa Harvey-Smith “So – what do you do?” The question dreaded by astronomers seeking a quiet social evening. When […]

Cataclysms in the distant Universe

Some exciting news from ‘The Dish’ today.

The parkes telescope with clouds of red gas in the background.

Cataclysms in the distant Universe

In the journal Science today, astronomers using our Parkes telescope have revealed signs of cataclysms in the distant Universe. They’ve […]

Make me a star!

Like well-made tomato soup, the very early Universe was hot and (fairly) smooth. How did it evolve into the Universe […]

Wormhole Wednesday: The answer is blowing in the wind

Naomi McClure-Griffiths was puzzled. Her data didn’t seem to make any sense. Naomi studies clouds of gas in and around […]

Ologism broadcast sounds of science from The Dish

Ologism, Australia’s leading science rock band recently brought their talent to the famous Parkes Observatory. While onsite they broadcast a […]