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The Netherlands makes €30m commitment to future SKA Observatory

January 2019

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The Netherlands has announced it will sign the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Convention at a ceremony to be held in...
UK-led Signal and Data Transport consortium concludes design work

January 2019

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The international Signal and Data Transport (SaDT) engineering consortium has concluded its work to design the complex system of networking...
SKA pathfinder telescope CHIME detects second repeating fast radio burst CHIME at night

January 2019

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A Canadian-led team of scientists has found the second repeating fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded, using the Canadian Hydrogen...
Shanghai moves forward with SKA Regional Centre development

December 2018

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SKA Regional Centres (SRCs) were high on the agenda when SKA Organisation Director-General Prof. Philip Diamond travelled to China this...
SKA launches first Science Data Challenge for astronomy community

November 2018

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The Square Kilometre Array Organisation (SKAO) is today releasing its first ever Science Data Challenge, giving astronomers a taste of...
Canada’s CHIME telescope joins SKA pathfinder family

November 2018

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Canada’s largest radio telescope, the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), has been officially granted Square Kilometre Array (SKA) pathfinder...
SKA joins research data revolution through ESCAPE project

November 2018

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The SKA has joined 30 fellow research infrastructures to collaborate on a new science data initiative, which forms part of...
New paper highlights breadth of cosmology to be done with SKA

November 2018

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A new paper published yesterday highlights the potential of the SKA to tackle key questions of cosmology, by presenting a...
SKA precursor telescope ASKAP discovers 20 new fast radio bursts

October 2018

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Researchers using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope have nearly doubled the known number of ‘fast radio bursts’...
New partnership between SKA precursor telescope MeerKAT & SETI programme Breakthrough Listen

October 2018

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Breakthrough Listen, the global initiative to seek signs of intelligent life in the universe – announced today at the International...
SKA pathfinder Apertif officially opened in the Netherlands

September 2018

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A major upgrade to the iconic Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WRST) has been officially opened at a ceremony in the...
Indian-led Telescope Manager consortium concludes design work on SKA

August 2018

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After four and a half years, the international Telescope Manager (TM) consortium has formally concluded its work on the architectural...
French consortium joins SKA Organisation

July 2018

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A consortium of French research institutions and industry has become the 12th member of the SKA Organisation following approval of...
SKA-Athena Synergy White Paper released

July 2018

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A new white paper has been published detailing synergies between the SKA and the European Space Agency’s future Athena telescope.
SKA precursor telescope MeerKAT inaugurated in South Africa

July 2018

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South Africa’s 64-dish MeerKAT telescope, one of the SKA’s precursor telescopes, was officially inaugurated by Deputy President David Mabuza at...
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visits SKA Headquarters

July 2018

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The SKA Organisation (SKAO) was honoured to welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand to its global...
Japan’s VERA telescope granted SKA pathfinder status

July 2018

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The VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry (VERA) telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, has been officially designated...