International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
Australian scientific research institute in Perth
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| 2024 | ICRAR received funding for its fourth phase (ICRAR IV). |
| March 2024 | David Skellern is appointed as the new board chair of ICRAR, succeeding Bernard Bowen. |
| 2022 | Researchers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research discovered an unusual slow periodic radio transient in archival data from the GLEAM survey. The radio source GLEAM-XJ162759.5-523504 exhibited a unique 18-minute period with 1-minute long bursts, which did not match any known periodic variables at the time of discovery. |
| 2022 | Peter Quinn steps down as executive director after 13 years of leading ICRAR. |
| 2019 | AstroQuest citizen science project launched, enabling users to help Australian scientists understand galaxy growth and evolution by classifying galaxy images. |
| 2019 | ICRAR received funding for its third phase (ICRAR III). |
| 2018 | theSkyNet citizen science project was powered down after years of astronomical research. |
| July 2016 | Bernard Bowen concludes his tenure as board chair after leading ICRAR for over seven years. |
| September 2014 | theSkyNet citizen science project reached 13,573 total users and 5,198 recent users, utilizing Internet-connected computers to generate a multi-wavelength galaxy atlas using BOINC technology. |
| 2013 | ICRAR's funding was extended for a second five-year period (ICRAR II). |
| 2013 | ICRAR received funding extension for its second phase (ICRAR II) and became the first user of the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Kensington. |
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