Australasian Science April 2006, pages 29-33 Diary of an Antarctic astronomer (by John Storey) Includes the diary entries of an Australian astronomer spending the summer in Antarctica.
November/December 2004, page 6 Earth's best view of the universe (by Stephen Luntz) Discusses why Dome C in Antarctica is the best place on Earth for astronomy.
November/December 2004, page 6 Super telescope to be built of ice (by Stephen Luntz) Highlights some of the construction features possible for a telescope in Antarctica.
May 2003, pages 22-26 Diary from the Antarctic Plateau (by John Storey) John Storey spent most of January 2003 determining the suitability of two sites for Antarctic astronomy
June 2002, pages 20-25 Diary from the South Pole (by John Storey) Describes the challenges presented by climate and isolation when building a telescope in Antarctica.
Australian Antarctic Magazine Spring 2005, page 8-9 New telescope aids climate studies (by Andrew Klekocuik, John Innes and Andrew Cunningham) Explains how the Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) telescope is used to collect data about climate processes.
Autumn 2005, pages 8-9 New space weather telescope (by Marc Duldig) A telescope to be built in Germany will monitor sun activity.
Ecos No. 92, 1997, pages 15-20 Into the black (by Helen Sim) Describes the first space radio telescope.
New Scientist 27 September 2008, pages 36-39 'All-seeing' telescope could take us back in time (by Marcus Chown) Announces a proposal to build a telescope capable of detecting all wavelengths simultaneously.
18 September 2004, page 15 Pole position (by John Storey) Argues that a telescope in Antarctica makes better sense than one out in space, or anywhere else on Earth.
15 September 2004 Starry nights clearest in Antarctica (by Emma Young) Describes some of the advantages of the position of Dome C in Antarctica.
16 December 2000, pages 26-29 Universe in the balance (by Jeff Peterson) Describes how telescopes in Antarctica are used to determine the weight of the universe.
Inside Science (No. 133), 16 September 2000 Origin of planetary systems (by Robert Adler) Explains how planets form.
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