News Archive 

The SKA Organisation has been established at the November 23 meeting of the SKA Founding Board.

13 October 2011: Astronomer Professor Stuart Wyithe has been awarded the 2011 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year.

5 October 2011: Prime Minister Gillard has today congratulated Australian 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics winner Brian Schmidt

29 September 2011: ICRAR has launched 'theSkyNet' a community computing initiative that's getting the public involved in real radio astronomy research.

15 September 2011: Australia and New Zealand have submitted their written proposal to host the Square Kilometre Array.

13 July 2011: CSIRO announces the optical fibre link between the ASKAP telescope and other telescopes across Australia and New Zealand

16 June 2011: 100 primary school children gathered with Minister Carr on the lawns of Parliament House yesterday, to build a virtual SKA with folded paper dishes.

13 June 2011: Dr Karl has recently finished a media tour around Australia, promoting the benefits of the SKA.

13 June 2011: The first 6 ASKAP dishes have been given names in the local Wararri language in a ceremony at the MRO.

11 May 2011: The Australian Government has announced $40.2M to support Australia’s bid to host the world’s biggest telescope.

27 April 2011: Fraunhofer-Max Planck-CSIRO Memorandum of Understanding will foster collaboration in renewable energy for the SKA

2 April 2011: New board and SPO location announced in Rome.

24 February 2011: Prime Ministers Julia Gillard and John Key praised the joint SKA bid during recent talks in New Zealand.

23 February 2011: A recent episode of ABC TV's Catalyst featured ASKAP and the SKA.

23 February 2011: Canada’s “The Star” Newspaper writes an in-depth article about the Australian and New Zealand SKA (anzSKA) bid.

3 December 2010: Effective management regime affirms strong support for the SKA bid.

22 November 2010: Significant upgrade is an important milestone to meet increasing data capacity demands for leading-edge international science, including the SKA.

19 November 2010: Antenna will enhance New Zealand’s capability to co-host the Square Kilometre Array with Australia.

15 October 2010: Five additional antennas constructed at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory during September and October 2010.

13 October 2010: CSIRO has helped transform the University of Sydney’s radio telescope into a world-class instrument, and along the way has learned lessons for its own ASKAP (Australian SKA Pathfinder) telescope.

8 October 2010: Public discussion paper canvasses regulatory measures to enhance protection for Western Australia's Mid West Radio Quiet Zone and support the anzSKA bid.