The Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array conference held from June 8-13 in Giardini Naxos, Italy, is coming to an end today. The conference has brought together more than 250 scientists from around the world ...
Astronomy
Jun 16, 2014
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It may look like just dots on a page, but an image of distant galaxies taken last week represents a huge step forward for CSIRO's Australia SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope in Western Australia.
Astronomy
Jun 11, 2014
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It is hard to imagine that any astronomical phenomenon could escape our latest and most powerful telescopes, but an international research team has now forecast some of the exotic discoveries that will only be able to be ...
Astronomy
May 2, 2014
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A team of University of Sydney astronomers has developed a new way to automatically classify huge numbers of astronomical objects, and to discover new, exotic ones almost as soon as they happen.
Astronomy
Apr 16, 2014
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The 64th and final foundation for the MeerKAT telescope antenna was poured yesterday (Tuesday, February 11th, 2014) at South Africa's SKA site in the Karoo. Close to 5 000 m³ of concrete and more than 570 tons of steel were ...
Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2014
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India's recent launch of a mission to Mars should cause us to contemplate Australia's potential role, or lack of one, in such ventures.
Space Exploration
Dec 4, 2013
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This week, work begins on the next phase of development for the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope, with the University of Cambridge leading major 'work packages'.
Astronomy
Nov 5, 2013
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A new development in fibre optic technology could soon bring atomic clock precision to any home or business with a fibre connection, according to researchers at The University of Western Australia and the University of Adelaide.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 5, 2013
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Solar storms, space junk and the formation of the Universe are about to be seen in an entirely new way with the start of operations today by the $51 million Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) radio telescope.
Astronomy
Jul 8, 2013
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Privacy and technology go together like music and dance: it's only when both work well together that the magic happens. But what about privacy in the age of big data, an era in which your every move has been recorded somewhere ...
Internet
May 28, 2013
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