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SKA launches first Science Data Challenge for astronomy communityThe Square Kilometre Array Organisation (SKAO) is today releasing its first ever Science Data Challenge, giving…
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Canada’s CHIME telescope joins SKA pathfinder familyCanada’s largest radio telescope, the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), has been officially…
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SKA joins research data revolution through ESCAPE projectThe SKA has joined 30 fellow research infrastructures to collaborate on a new science data initiative, which forms part…
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New paper highlights breadth of cosmology to be done with SKAA new paper published yesterday highlights the potential of the SKA to tackle key questions of cosmology, by presenting…
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SKA precursor telescope ASKAP discovers 20 new fast radio burstsResearchers using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope have nearly doubled the known…
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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 pathfinder Apertif officially opened in the NetherlandsA major upgrade to the iconic Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WRST) has been officially opened at a ceremony in…
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French consortium joins SKA OrganisationA consortium of French research institutions and industry has become the 12th member of the SKA Organisation following…
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SKA-Athena Synergy White Paper releasedA new white paper has been published detailing synergies between the SKA and the European Space Agency’s future Athena…
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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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HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visits SKA HeadquartersThe SKA Organisation (SKAO) was honoured to welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand to…
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UN year of basic sciences for sustainable development officially launchedDuring 2022-3, the world’s focus will fall on basic sciences as the “beating heart” of sustainable development.
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Welcome to our new website!The SKA Observatory's new website was officially unveiled by the chair of the SKAO Council, Dr Catherine Cesarsky…
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Switzerland takes key step towards SKAOThe prestigious Swiss science and technology university École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has signed a…
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Portugal becomes fifth country to ratify SKA Observatory ConventionFollowing a recent approval by its national Parliament, Portugal has ratified the Convention establishing the Square…
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China ratifies SKA Observatory ConventionChina has ratified the Convention Establishing the SKA Observatory (SKAO), following the approval of the national…
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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 Observatory to welcome France as new member“France will join the SKA Observatory.” With these words, French President Emmanuel Macron announced France’s accession…
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UN body to continue deliberating on how to protect dark & quiet skiesThe most important global body for reviewing the scope of international cooperation in space – the United Nations…
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New Centre Safeguarding Astronomy From Satellite Constellation Interference LaunchesThe International Astronomical Union (IAU)’s newest specialist centre starts operating today. Called the Centre for the…
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SKAO teams up with NSF’s NOIRLab to co-host international centre protecting astronomy from satellite interferenceThe SKA Observatory (SKAO) has been selected, along with NSF’s NOIRLab, to co-host a new centre that aims to mitigate…
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SKAO signs agreement with India’s National Centre for Radio AstrophysicsIndia is a step closer to full membership of the SKA Observatory following the signature of a cooperation arrangement…
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Switzerland joins SKAO as eighth memberSwitzerland has joined the SKA Observatory, becoming the first country to join the intergovernmental organisation’s…
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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…