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astronomy
18
Apr

Announcement of Opportunity: A study into an Australian Gravitational Wave Observatory

AAL is pleased to announce that it has funds to support an initial study into an Australian Gravitational Wave Observatory.
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16
Apr

Call for nominations to the AAT Time Allocation Committee (ATAC)

On behalf of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Council, Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) seeks applications for two positions on the AAT Time Allocation Committee (ATAC). For this call, ATAC particularly seeks nominations from those with expertise in exoplanetary research, interstellar medium, and observational cosmology.
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16
Apr

Call for nominations to the ADACS Time Allocation Committee

The terms of two ADACS TAC members are expiring shortly, creating two vacancies on the committee from 1 July 2024. Announcing a call for nominations to the Astronomy Data and Computing Services Time Allocation Committee. Applications for all positions close on Friday 10th May 2024. If openings remain...
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23
Feb

First Results from the SRG/eROSITA All-Sky Survey: From Stars to Cosmology

This conference follows the public data release of the first eROSITA all-sky survey, including source catalogs of point-like and extended sources, images, spectra, light curves, and X-ray photon events. We invite presentations of the first scientific results driven by the international community.
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06
Feb

Australian astronomers get a clearer picture of the high energy universe via eROSITA’s first all-sky survey

The first all-sky survey by the x-ray imaging telescope eROSITA has been released, yielding the largest X-ray catalogue ever published. Along with the data, a series of scientific papers were also released today, including two by Australian researchers Dr Adelle Goodwin and PhD student Silvia Mantovanini from International...
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05
Feb

AAL supports The Australian Academy of Science Ukraine-Australia Research Fund

AAL is one of many collaborating Australian facilities supporting the Australian Academy of Science Ukraine-Australia Research Fund.
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05
Jan

2024 Australian/eROSITA-DE Joint Collaboration Workshop

The 4th Australian/eROSITA-DE Joint Collaboration Workshop will be held online from 25-27 March 2024. The primary aim of this online workshop is to bring together members of the Australian and German eROSITA/eROSITA-DE communities to discuss the progress of ongoing collaborative projects, as well as to foster ideas for...
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ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT)
03
Jan

ESO Summer Research Programme 2024

The ESO Summer Research Programme is an unparalleled opportunity to engage with ESO scientists on a cutting-edge research project, join exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of ESO facilities, and more. Please read more for details and web links providing more information. Please note that applications close on Wednesday 31st January...
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02
Jan

ESO job vacancies

On behalf of ESO and the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, AAL would like to bring several job opportunities to the attention of the Australian-based astronomy community.
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Alt text: In this artist’s impression, three cream and pink coloured galaxies are jumbled together in the upper left corner. From this group, a bright yellow streak points towards the bottom right, where it intersects with a dot on a spiral arm of the Milky Way. The Milky Way, with a glowing white centre and blue-purple spiral arms, stands out against the black background faintly speckled with distant galaxies.
23
Oct

Record-breaking fast radio burst discovery highlights synergies between ESO and SKA

A global team led by Macquarie University’s Dr Stuart Ryder and Swinburne University of Technology’s Associate Professor Ryan Shannon have discovered the most distant fast radio burst ever detected, and one of the most energetic. The team determined its location and distance from Earth by using a combination...
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