A $1 million Federal Government grant has recently enabled the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) to undergo ‘brain surgery’ – its resulting processing capability is being hailed as a significant technological achievement and feat of software engineering.Read More

In a recently published pair of articles, a team led by researchers at the Curtin University node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) detail how they are using the low-frequency Square Kilometre Array (SKA) precursor telescope, the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), to hunt for new...Read More

On behalf of ESO and the Dept of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, AAL would like to bring the following ESO job opportunities to the attention of the Australian-based astronomy community.Read More

The ESO Studentship Programme is now open, taking applications from students enrolled in a university PhD programme in astronomy or related fields. Studentships may be hosted either at ESO Headquarters in Garching (Germany) or at ESO Offices in Santiago (Chile). The closing date for this application round is...Read More