The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) is a joint venture between Curtin University and the University of Western Australia, established in 2009. The center is dedicated to supporting and expanding radio astronomy research efforts, with a particular focus on projects like the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), an international effort to build the world’s largest radio telescope. ICRAR’s researchers are involved in key aspects of the SKA, including technology development, data-intensive astronomy, and the science associated with black holes, galaxies, and the early Universe. The center aims to enhance the understanding of the cosmos through radio observations, fostering significant advancements in astrophysics. ICRAR also plays a critical role in developing and implementing educational and public outreach activities to promote science awareness and engagement among the broader community.
A team of researchers, engineers, and technicians has developed a ‘SMART box’ to power the world’s largest radio telescope. The Power and Signal Distribution (PaSD)…
By using artificial intelligence, researchers have potentially solved a long-standing question about the evolution of galaxies, speeding up their research process. The researchers have potentially…
The MeerKAT telescope in South Africa has discovered a strong radio-wave laser known as a ‘megamaser.’ At nearly five billion light-years from Earth, the record-breaking…
Using CSIRO’s Parkes Radio Telescope equipped with an innovative receiver, a team of astronomers were able to see through the stars and dust of the…
Using radio telescopes in Australia and Chile, astronomers were able to see inside the remains of a supernova 1987A and distinguish radiation being emitted by…
New research from the University of Western Australia reveals that the amount of dark matter in the Milky Way is half as much as previously…
In a new study, a team of astronomers reveals that the black hole known as P13 is consuming gas from a nearby star 10 times…
A newly published study examined galaxy growth, revealing that massive galaxies are much less efficient at star formation than smaller galaxies and instead grew by…
By using the space between stars and galaxies as a giant lens, astronomers made the highest resolution measurement ever achieved of a distant neutron star….
Using multiple telescopes, researchers from the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research have discovered a new super-powered small black hole. A team of Australian and…
Using data from the XMM-Newton satellite and CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array, astronomers reveal the contents of mysterious black hole jets. An international team of…
Using data from the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope, astronomers use gravitational waves to better understand the growth of massive black holes. Supermassive black holes: every…
The remnant of Supernova 1987A continues to provide a wealth of information about one of the Universe’s most extreme events and now astronomers have made…
Scientists are predicting that the new ASKAP galaxy surveys, WALLABY and DINGO, will find an amazing 700,000 new galaxies, spread over trillions of cubic light…