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SKAO and Japan strengthen ties

July 2025

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The SKAO has signed a new memorandum of understanding with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) to create opportunities...
Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths becomes SKAO's first chief scientist

July 2025

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The SKA Observatory has appointed eminent astrophysicist Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths as its first chief scientist.
Prof. Jessica Dempsey to be next SKA Observatory Director-General

July 2025

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The SKA Observatory is delighted to announce that Prof. Jessica Dempsey will be its next Director-General, taking up the post...
Week of SKAO engagement for UK science minister

July 2025

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The SKA Observatory welcomed two visits by UK Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation Lord Patrick Vallance last...
The ‘cosmic clocks’ preparing SKAO for early science

July 2025

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Observations of pulsars – rapidly spinning dead stars – are helping the SKA Observatory to prepare for early science operations...
Major SKAO science meeting draws international crowd to eastern Germany

June 2025

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The SKAO science meeting is in full swing in Görlitz, Germany, with more than 600 participants from 26 countries gathered...
South Korea strengthens partnership with SKA Observatory

May 2025

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The SKAO has signed new agreements with the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) and the Korea Astronomy and Space science Institute...
Indigenous art exhibition Cosmic Echoes opens in Carnarvon

April 2025

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The SKA Observatory’s astronomy art exhibition Cosmic Echoes, featuring the work of Indigenous Australian and South African artists, has gone...
'Beyond what we'd hoped': SKA-Low's first glimpse of the Universe

March 2025

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The first image from the international SKA Observatory’s telescope in Australia, SKA-Low, has been released today – a significant milestone...
UN meeting features satellites’ impact on astronomy

February 2025

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A key UN body has been discussing the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy, including the issue on its agenda...
Sweden signs SKAO Convention to join Observatory

January 2025

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Sweden will soon join the SKA Observatory as a member following the signing of the SKA Observatory Convention at an...
SKA passes overall design review

December 2019

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An independent panel of external reviewers from major astronomy projects has given the SKA’s overall design, costing & planning the...
Final SKA Engineering Design Meeting Kicks Off in Shanghai

November 2019

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Around 250 engineers, scientists and industry representatives as well as government officials and members of the press from across the...
South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope discovers giant radio ‘bubbles’ at centre of Milky Way

September 2019

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An international team of astronomers using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope has discovered enormous balloon-like structures that tower hundreds of...
SKA Observatory Convention ratified by the Netherlands

August 2019

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The Netherlands has become the first country to ratify the SKA Observatory Convention, which establishes the SKA as an intergovernmental...
SKA Observatory Convention progresses through national parliaments

July 2019

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The ratification process for the SKA Observatory Convention is progressing apace, with the United Kingdom and Italy both introducing legislation...
Chinese Science Minister visits SKA Global HQ

July 2019

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The SKA welcomed China’s Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) Wang Zhigang to its newly inaugurated Global Headquarters yesterday.
International teams complete SKA’s first Science Data Challenge

July 2019

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Astronomers and software specialists from all over the world have completed the SKA’s first Science Data Challenge, showcasing the community’s...

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