Latest ASKAP News
2016
Maximising science impact of the SKA in Australia, April 2016
The second annual OzSKA meeting was held to discuss developments in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) òÀÓ with a focus not only on astronomy, but also technological development and the evolution of the SKA Organisation itself. Read more
Parkes telescope granted status of 'SKA pathfinder', April 2016
CSIRO's iconic Parkes radio telescope has been granted the status of 'SKA pathfinder' by the Square Kilometre Array Organisation, on the basis of its role in testing innovation new receiver systems for radio astronomy. Read more
Getting busy with real data, March 2016
In preparation for the start of the ASKAP Early Science Program, the first ASKAP Community Busy Week was held this week at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA). Read more
Egg-actly what you weren't expecting, March 2016
How one ASKAP Survey Science Project is using cloud computing for òÀØmachine learningòÀÙ, to test novel techniques for data mining and source finding. Read more
Quiet up there, March 2016
A recent experiment by the ASKAP team has shown how astronomers can òÀØdisappearòÀÙ RFI from their observations using PAF receivers, a technique not possible with single-pixed feeds. Read more
LIGO makes waves, Australian telescopes follow up, March 2016
How ASKAP played a part in LIGO's hunt for gravitational waves, and showcased capabilities offered by the transient survey projects planned for the future. Read more
Bye bye, BETA, February 2016
A bittersweet milestone for ASKAP, as the Boolardy Engineering Test Array (BETA) is decommissioned. Read more
EU funding to support SKA infrastructure study, February 2016
The SKA Infrastructure Consortium received an important boost this week thanks to a grant under the EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme. Read more
Bonn-bound PAF pops by Parkes, February 2016
ASKAPòÀÙs awarding winning receiver technology is about to branch out beyond Western Australia, heading first to Parkes and then to Germany. Read more
A bright start to the year for ASKAP's renewable energy, January 2016
The solar power station for CSIROòÀÙs ASKAP telescope has been powering ahead at the MRO in Western Australia throughout January. Read more
2015
2015: An ASKAP year to remember, December 2015
It is a time to reflect on the major achievements of the ASKAP project in 2015, thanks to the project team staff across Australia, those on the ground at the MRO, and also our international collaborators. Read more
New PAFs 'on the verge' of surpassing BETA, December 2015
Commissioning activities with ASKAPòÀÙs newest receivers have produced an image from òÀØthe most beams yetòÀÙ, with early data indicating the performance of the Mk II systems may be on the verge of surpassing the BETA telescope. Read more
Supercomputing resources secured for ASKAP Early Science, December 2015
CSIRO has teamed up with leading scientists from the ASKAP early science projects to secure 600,000 core hours of processing time on the largest research supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere. Read more
'Exotic pulsar' theories confirmed with BETA, December 2015
The latest paper to be published from ASKAP has used commissioning data to confirm theoretical predictions of an òÀØexoticòÀÙ intermittent pulsar almost 6,000 light years away. Read more
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