This group houses the core of CSIRO’s research in astronomy, mathematical services and information and communication technologies.

Stars, galaxies and gas clouds emit not only visible light but also radio waves, gamma rays, X-rays, and infrared radiation. Radio astronomers collect and process radio waves to make pictures of objects in space.

An historic milestone was reached recently in Australia's bid to host the Square Kilometre Array telescope – a future international radio telescope that will be the world's largest and most sensitive.

Following an extensive search and selection process, a senior researcher and university executive, Dr Philip Diamond, has been appointed Chief of CSIRO’s Astronomy and Space Science Division.

Coordinating and supporting CSIRO’s space research, industry engagement and outreach activities.

CSIRO develops, designs and builds antennas for applications in wireless communications networks, radio astronomy and imaging systems.

CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) can design and build high-speed signal-processing systems, both digital and analogue, for radio telescopes.

A radio telescope’s ‘receivers’ capture the faint radio signals from objects in space, receiving specific frequencies and amplifying them up to a million-fold. Using expertise built up over decades, CSIRO creates world-class receivers for its own telescopes and others.

CSIRO’s Dr Naomi McClure-Griffiths has been dubbed the 'galactic octopus wrestler' after discovering a new spiral arm of the Milky Way and in this video podcast, she describes how it feels to uncover the secrets of the Galaxy. (3:10)

Dr Dick Manchester is a CSIRO Federation Fellow, leading a team of astronomers that use radio telescopes to study pulsars, providing new insights into gravity and space.

As a member of the project team working on the Square Kilometre Array, Mr Aaron Chippendale is bringing us a step closer to learning the secrets of life, the universe and everything.

This free eight-page teachers guide contains Sun related activities for students, educators and parents that can be undertaken any time of year in any year.

Undertake a research project during the summer with a research scientist, engineer or outreach specialist at Australia's premier radio astronomy observatory.

CSIRO and partner institutions are building a major new radio telescope, the Australian SKA Pathfinder. Positions are now available with this exciting project.