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.Read More

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...Read More

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.Read More

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...Read More

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

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...Read More

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...Read More

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.Read More

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...Read More

AAL proudly presents a new series of semi-regular astronomy and gravitational wave commercialisation workshops. They will aim to bring researchers, industry and government together to find ways to increase the commercial benefit from technology and IP rich fields of research.Read More