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Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths becomes SKAO's first chief scientistThe SKA Observatory has appointed eminent astrophysicist Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths as its first chief scientist.
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Major SKAO science meeting draws international crowd to eastern GermanyThe SKAO science meeting is in full swing in Görlitz, Germany, with more than 600 participants from 26 countries…
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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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First image released from one SKA-Low stationThis is the first image and video from observations using one complete SKA-Low station, known as S-8, produced only 18…
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Germany becomes the SKAO’s newest memberThe SKA Observatory has welcomed Germany as its newest member state.
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Tianlai becomes newest member of SKA pathfinder familyThe Chinese Tianlai Experiment, a hydrogen intensity mapping experiment, has been officially granted pathfinder status…
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SKA-Low achieves ‘first fringes’The SKAO has achieved an exciting milestone, with the release of the ‘first fringes’” from the Observatory’s SKA-Low…
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'Beyond what we'd hoped': SKA-Low's first glimpse of the UniverseThe first image from the international SKA Observatory’s telescope in Australia, SKA-Low, has been released today – a…
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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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Canada joins SKA Observatory as tenth MemberCanada has joined the SKA Observatory as a Member, becoming the tenth country to join the intergovernmental…
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United Nations body agrees to address impact of satellite constellations on astronomyAfter several years’ work by astronomers and astronomy organisations including the SKAO, a key UN body agreed last week…
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Record-breaking fast radio burst is most distant ever detectedScientists have discovered an eight-billion-year-old fast radio burst (FRB) – the most ancient and distant located to…
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New observations confirm unintended emissions from satellite constellationsScientists used the LOFAR telescope to observe low-frequency radio waves from satellites in large constellations for…
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SKA pathfinders provide strongest evidence yet for low-frequency gravitational wavesSeveral SKA pathfinder telescopes have been involved in detecting the strongest evidence yet for low-frequency…
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Astronomers gather in Vancouver to explore top-tier radio telescopesThe 21st century’s premier radio telescopes are the topic of discussion at an astronomy conference underway in…
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Japan’s VERA telescope granted SKA pathfinder statusThe VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry (VERA) telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan,…
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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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New German astrophysics centre spells good news for SKA telescopesThe German astronomy and astroparticle physics community have been awarded funding in a competitive process to set up a…
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SKAO organises session at Africa-Europe Science and Innovation SummitThe SKA Observatory is this week taking part in the Africa-Europe Science and Innovation Summit (14-18 June) with a…
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First meeting of the new SKAO Science and Engineering Advisory CommitteeThe SKA Observatory’s (SKAO) newly formed Science and Engineering Advisory Committee (SEAC) held its inaugural meeting…
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Biggest ever SKA Science Meeting kicks off with 950 participantsThe 2021 SKA Science Meeting “A precursor view of the SKA sky” is under way with more than 950 people taking part from…
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SKAO signs HPC agreement with CERN, GÉANT, PRACESKAO has signed a Cooperation Agreement with CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research; GÉANT, the pan-…
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International teams complete SKA’s first Science Data ChallengeAstronomers and software specialists from all over the world have completed the SKA’s first Science Data Challenge,…
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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…