[4] ICRAR launched in August 2009 with funding support from the State Government of Western Australia.

ICRAR is governed by a board, with representatives from the governmnent, both universities, and other stakeholders including the CSIRO.

[15] ICRAR's day-to-day operations are managed by an executive team with members across both university nodes.

theSkyNet[18] employed Internet-connected computers owned by the general public to do research in astronomy using BOINC technology.

It combined the spectral coverage of the GALEX, Pan-STARRS1, and WISE to generate a multi-wavelength (ultra-violet - optical - near infra-red) galaxy atlas for the nearby Universe.

[20] AstroQuest launched in 2019, and aimed to help Australian scientists understand how galaxies grow and evolve.