Famous ‘Dish’ radio telescope to be emptied in budget crisis: CSIRO

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is warning that two iconic Australian astronomy facilities – the Parkes radio-telescope and the Australia Telescope Compact Array at Narrabri, are at risk of closure after the federal government pulled $AU114 million from the agency’s funding.

The cuts, announced in the government’s May budget, have already stung part of the compact array, with its nearby Mopra telescope to run out of funds in 2015.

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