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SKAO's telescope in South Africa 'comes alive' with first fringes milestoneThe SKA Observatory’s growing telescope array in South Africa, SKA-Mid, has achieved “first fringes” using two of its…
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EU ambassadors welcomed to SKA-Mid telescope siteThe SKAO and its South African partners have hosted a major diplomatic visit at the SKA-Mid telescope site in the Karoo…
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Media release: SKA Observatory’s impact highlighted to G20 during week of engagement in South AfricaRepresentatives of the world’s largest economies were briefed on the science and societal impact of the SKA Observatory…
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SKAO Africa Programme to broaden human capital development effortsThe SKAO has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) with the…
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First SKA-Mid dish takes shape in South AfricaThe SKAO has celebrated another construction milestone, with the assembly on Thursday 4 July of the first SKA-Mid…
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First IAU General Assembly in Africa kicks off with strong SKAO involvementThe 32nd International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly, astronomy’s biggest meeting, has opened in Cape Town…
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SKAO and African partners strengthen collaboration on human capital developmentThe SKAO has signed memoranda of understanding with the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) and the…
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Indigenous art exhibition Cosmic Echoes opens in CarnarvonThe SKA Observatory’s astronomy art exhibition Cosmic Echoes, featuring the work of Indigenous Australian and South…
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SKA-Mid prototype dish creates first light imageThe first prototype dish of the SKA-Mid telescope constructed on site in South Africa has achieved first light.
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First SKA-Mid telescope production dish assembled in ChinaThe first dish structure for the SKA-Mid telescope has been assembled at a test site in China, marking a major…
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Germany announces intention to become full SKA Observatory memberOn a visit to the SKA-Mid telescope site in South Africa, German Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger…
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MeerKAT team receives Royal Astronomical Society group achievement awardThe Royal Astronomical Society’s group achievement award for 2023 has gone to the team behind SKA precursor instrument…
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Observatory expresses condolences on announcement of Queen's deathThe SKAO expressed its heartfelt condolences to the royal family, and the citizens and governments of the United…
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Green light given for construction of world’s largest radio telescope arraysAt a historic meeting of its Council last week, the recently formed SKA Observatory (SKAO) saw its Member States…
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Site construction directors appointed by the SKA ObservatoryTwo respected science infrastructure experts have been appointed to lead construction activities at the telescope sites…
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South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope discovers giant radio ‘bubbles’ at centre of Milky WayAn international team of astronomers using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope has discovered enormous balloon-like…
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SKA partner SARAO to manage ventilator production in South AfricaThe South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has tasked the South African Radio Astronomy…
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South Africa ratifies SKA Observatory ConventionSouth Africa, the future home of the SKA’s mid-frequency telescope, has ratified the Convention Establishing the SKA…
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Founding Members sign SKA Observatory treatyCountries involved in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Project have come together in Rome for the signature of the…
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South African-led Assembly, Integration and Verification (AIV) Consortium completes planning workThe international engineering consortium tasked with planning the assembly, integration and verification (AIV) of the…
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New partnership between SKA precursor telescope MeerKAT & SETI programme Breakthrough ListenBreakthrough Listen, the global initiative to seek signs of intelligent life in the universe – announced today at the…
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SKA precursor telescope MeerKAT inaugurated in South AfricaSouth Africa’s 64-dish MeerKAT telescope, one of the SKA’s precursor telescopes, was officially inaugurated by Deputy…
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SKAO appoints its telescope directors in Australia and South AfricaThe SKA Observatory (SKAO) is pleased to announce the appointment of two widely respected figures in the field as its…
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SKA construction steams ahead with over two dozen contracts committedJust under six months after the SKA Observatory Council approved the start of construction of the SKA telescopes, two…