This award-winning engineer is unravelling the mysteries of the universe
At first, scientists thought the mysterious signals were just interference. But eventually it became clear something was out there.
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Sixty years on, the Parkes dish is still making breakthroughs
The CSIRO’s 64-metre Parkes Radio Telescope was commissioned on October 31 1961. At the time it was the most advanced ...
National Heritage status for The Dish, an Australian engineering icon
Australia’s most famous telescope has been awarded National Heritage status.
50 years after its role in the first moon landing, Australia looks to a bright future in space exploration
More than 600 million people tuned in to watch the first footage of a human walking on the moon’s surface. ...
Outback to orbit: Australia’s long history in space exploration
Australia has punched above its weight in space exploration thanks to a talent for aeronautical and astronautical engineering.
Meet the engineers who helped make this world-first image of a black hole possible
The first image of a black hole is the culmination of years of research and experimentation with computational imaging and ...
Engineers lay the groundwork for the world’s largest radio telescope: the Square Kilometre Array
Engineers and scientists have put the finishing touches on designs for Australia’s contribution to what will be the world’s largest ...
Behind the scenes of the ‘biggest science project ever attempted’
In WA's remote Murchison region, engineers and astrophysicist are toiling away on the groundwork for the world's largest radio telescope ...
