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Articles from the quarterly Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, our Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory News. Subscribe to the News to receive the next edition in your inbox.

Trying to explain what the AusSRC is can be like a bunch of software engineers explaining a coding problem to a rubber duck (“rubber duck debugging”). Pictured: the six AusSRC staff members at their Christmas 2021 lunch meeting.

Introducing the Australian SKA Regional Centre – AusSRC

Introducing the AusSRC - another day, another acronym to learn! AusSRC Director Dr Karen Lee-Waddell introduces the Centre and their role in the SKA project as part of a data delivery network.

A man and a woman in front of large cabinets containing supercomputers. The cabinets are covered in a large format Indigenous dot painting featuring yellows, reds, oranges, and browns.

Autumn 2022 Pawsey update

Welcome Pawsey as another new regular contributor to MRO News. Executive Director Mark Stickells shares an update on their powerful new supercomputer Setonix (along with amazing Wajarri art) inside.

Image shows a simulation of the night sky with some stars visible. In the middle of the image are a vertical string of planets and the Moon, with Saturn and the Moon at the top then Mars, Venus and Jupiter at the bottom.

What’s up? The night sky April-June 2022

Rob Hollow shares some tips on what you might see if you're out and about under the dark Murchison skies over the next few months.