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Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL)

@astroaustralia.bsky.social

Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) is a non-profit organisation, whose members are Australian universities and research organisations with a significant astronomical research capability.

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Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL)@astroaustralia.bsky.social · 4h ago

Back in 2022 an Australian team used the #ASKAP telescope and @eso.org Very Large Telescope to discover the most distant Fast Radio Burst. Now another Australian-led team has smashed that record using the combined power of the #MeerKAT and @nasawebb.extwitter.link telescopes. tinyurl.com/n3xbuts5

Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin - OzGrav

Record breaker dates back to just 3 billion years after the big bang. What mysterious phenomenon is capable of creating a millisecond-long blast of radio waves so powerful that we can detect it from b...

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ESO@eso.org · last mo.

#ESOjobs If you are a PhD student in astronomy or related scientific fields, you can apply for the ESO Studentship Programme 2026/2027. Positions are available at our Headquarters in Germany or in our offices in Santiago (Chile). Apply by: 20 October 2026. Details: https://recruitment.eso.org/ 🔭

A view of the La Silla Observatory. Several telescope domes are visible across a rocky landscape. Layers of distant mountains stretch towards the horizon beneath an orange and yellow sky. Image by ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org).
Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL)@astroaustralia.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Clear eyes, world leaders 👓🌌 The Adaptive Optics Bench, developed by Australian Astronomical Optics and bound for the Gemini North telescope, has passed its Critical Design Review. The team are just one of many developing world-class instruments for telescopes and industry around the globe.

Text: Australia is designing "prescription glasses" to sharpen Gemini's view of the cosmos. Title: Australian Astronomy: Engineering our Future Image: Gemini North observatory with stars above it. Image Credit: Image Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)Text: This is the Adaptive Optics Bench for the Gemini North telescope, developed by Australian Astronomical Optics at Macquarie University. Image: Schematic of the Adaptive Optics Bench. Various structures and devices can be seen, with the optics in the centre of the image. Credit: Australian Astronomical Optics (Macquarie University)Text: Our atmosphere distorts light from space. Adaptive optics measure that distortion and correct it with a deformable mirror. Image: Close up view of the systems within the Adaptive Optics Bench. Light is seen coming into the instrument in a white beam, which is fed through a sensor, shown as a green beam. This is sent to a deformable mirror, which corrects the light (shown as a red beam) which then passes through to the telescope. Image credit: Image Credit: International Gemini Observatory/ NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Lawrence (Macquarie University)Text: The Adaptive Optics Bench has passed the all-important ‘Critical Design Review’ phase. The team will now focus on assembly and testing ahead of deployment at Gemini North. Image: The team from Australian Astronomical Optics poses in front of the Gemini North telescope. Credit: Image Credit: Australian Astronomical Optics (Macquarie University)
Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL)@astroaustralia.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Want to see the magnificent @vrubinobs.bsky.social for yourself? Places are still available for upcoming tours, though you will need to make your own way to the town of La Serena in northern Chile.

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory@rubinobservatory.org · 5mo ago

Grab your camera! 📸 NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory looks good from every angle, and YOU can experience it up close! Free public tours to Rubin through September 2026 are now open — reserve your spot at ls.st/visits. We hope to see you soon!

Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL)@astroaustralia.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Canberra startup Liquid Instruments has now raised $70m from investors, using gravitational wave science to power a revolution in test and measurement devices. With a global footprint and Australian manufacturing, their success shows how powerful investment in fundamental astronomy can be.

Image of Liquid Instrument's Moku:Lab device, featuring a sscreen and many coloured inputs. Text on the image reads "Gravitational wave-inspired startup Liquid Instruments raises $70m, with customers including Nvidia"
Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL)@astroaustralia.bsky.social · 6mo ago

☄️What a find! Australian research infrastructure like Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) is helping power the next generation of meteorite discovery, in partnership with @ardc.edu.au, @pawseycentre.bsky.social, and @curtinuniversity.bsky.social's Desert Fireball Network. #NCRISimpact

Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)@ardc.edu.au · 6mo ago

Space rocks! Find out how researchers are using drones, AI and the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud to find billion-year-old #meteorites in Australia’s remote outback. ☄️ ardc.edu.au/case-study/c... @curtinuniversity.bsky.social @pawseycentre.bsky.social @astroaustralia.bsky.social #NCRISimpact

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory@rubinobservatory.org · 7mo ago

Registration is ✨OPEN✨ for the 2026 Rubin Community Workshop! Join us July 27–31 at SLAC (250 spots) or virtually. With Data Preview 1 out and LSST Camera data starting to flow, it’s an exciting time for NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory science! 🔭🧪 🔗 project.lsst.org/meetings/rubin2026/

Invitation graphic to the 2026 Rubin Community Workshop at SLAC happening July 27-31, 2026. Register by June 22 at ls.st/rubin2026.
Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL)@astroaustralia.bsky.social · 9mo ago

AAL welcomes Daniel T. Jaffe as new President of the Giant Magellan Telescope. Daniel brings decades of leadership in research and astronomy, and we look forward to working with him on this next-generation observatory. Learn more here: giantmagellan.org/2026/01/13/g...

Giant Magellan Telescope Names Daniel T. Jaffe as President

The GMTO Corporation, the international consortium building the Giant Magellan Telescope has appointed Daniel T. Jaffe as president, succeeding Robert N. Shelton.

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Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL)@astroaustralia.bsky.social · 10mo ago

AAL and the CTA-Australia consortium are excited to be part of this major international project hosted and supported by @eso.org. astronomyaustralia.org.au/blog/portfol...

ESO@eso.org · 10mo ago

Construction of the southern array of CTAO – the world’s largest & most powerful gamma-ray observatory – has kicked off at Paranal. Read about the groundbreaking ceremony: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2521 Discover CTAO with #ChasingStarlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKRazLrvUNQ 🔭 🧪

A view of part of Earth from space. The visible half is on the left, showing the Americas. In space, a light blue beam is pointing towards South America. A few stars and some yellow lines are scattered across the dark space background.