Author: ICRAR Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have created the largest low-frequency radio colour image of the Milky Way ever assembled. This spectacular new image captures the Southern Hemisphere view of our Milky Way galaxy, revealing it across a wide range of radio wavelengths, or ‘colours’ of radio light. It […]
Read MoreLucien Wilkinson – Curtin University Western Australia’s Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) has entered its next chapter, with the completion of an upgrade set to expand our view of the Universe and solidify WA’s role as a global hub for radio astronomy. Operating since 2013, the MWA is a powerful telescope comprising 8,192 antennas spread across […]
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We’re pleased to announce the 2025 MWA Project Meeting will be held in the stunning city of Perth, Australia. We invite you to join us from the 27th-29th August, 205 at the ARRC Building, Kensington, followed by a special Sundowner event to celebrate the official launch of MWA Phase 3. To find out more, visit […]
Read MoreThe 2025A Call for Proposals is now open for the Guaranteed Time and Open Access categories for the period commencing in June 2025, to the end of March 2026. Due to soon to-be-scheduled site-wide maintenance being conducted by CSIRO in late May or early June, the exact commencement date for the semester will be advised in […]
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We would like to congratulate Associate Professor Natasha Hurley-Walker, from the Curtin University node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), for being awarded the prestigious 2025 Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science by the Australian Academy of Science. Associate Professor Hurley-Walker’s research utilises powerful supercomputers to analyse petabytes of data from […]
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