AAL is celebrating the signing of agreements to build the southern component of the world's largest Gamma-Ray Observatory near the Paranal site of the European Southern Observatory in Chile. The Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) will comprise the Chile site and a second array in La Palma, in...Read More

AAL Is looking to fill a vacancy on the Board of the Murchison Widefield Array. The successful applicant will be expected to work with the Australian MWA Partners and AAL to represent Australian interests in the MWA project.Read More

The GMTO Corporation is constructing the 25.4 metre Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) in Chile, in which AAL and the Australian National University are partners. AAL is looking to fill 2 vacancies, one for an Australian-based astronomer to serve on the Board of the GMTO Corporation, and one to...Read More

AAL is delighted to announce the establishment of the AAT Consortium. The Consortium, which includes thirteen Australian universities and managed by AAL, will fund and oversee operations of the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) from July 2018.  Located at the Siding Spring Observatory, the AAT is Australia’s largest optical telescope, and...Read More