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Biggest ever SKA Science Meeting kicks off with 950 participants

March 2021

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The 2021 SKA Science Meeting “A precursor view of the SKA sky” is under way with more than 950 people...
SKAO signs HPC agreement with CERN, GÉANT, PRACE

July 2020

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SKAO has signed a Cooperation Agreement with CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research; GÉANT, the pan-European network and services...
Astronomers detect distant space-time ‘dragging’ for the first time

January 2020

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An international team of astronomers including one of SKAO’s Project Scientists has for the first time detected the dragging of...
SKA signs cooperation agreement with Cherenkov Telescope Array

January 2020

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The SKA Organisation (SKAO) will engage in closer collaboration with the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) under a new agreement...
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...
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...
Scientists determine origin of Fast Radio Burst detected by ASKAP

June 2019

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An Australian-led international team of astronomers has determined the precise location of a powerful one-off burst of cosmic radio waves...
SKA and ngVLA projects explore scientific alliance

June 2019

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The Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) and Square Kilometre Array (SKA) projects are currently investigating a process to establish...
The SKA link to the Event Horizon Telescope black hole image

April 2019

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The first ever image of a black hole released by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration was made possible thanks...
SKA Project Scientist Dr. Evan Keane awarded MERAC Prize

March 2019

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SKA Organisation Project Scientist Dr. Evan Keane has been awarded the European Astronomical Society’s (EAS) 2019 MERAC Prize for Observational...
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...
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-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.