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UK Science Minister visits SKA HQ

May 2019

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The UK Science Minister Chris Skidmore MP visited the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Global Headquarters Tuesday 14 May.
UK-led Science Data Processor consortium concludes work

May 2019

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The SKA’s Science Data Processor (SDP) consortium has concluded its engineering design work, marking the end of five years’ work...
Germany’s Max Planck Society becomes newest member of SKA Organisation

May 2019

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The prestigious German research organisation the Max Planck Society has become the 13th member of the SKA Organisation, following a...
New Director of Operations for world’s largest radio telescope

May 2019

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A new Director has been appointed to lead the Square Kilometre Array’s operations as the project wraps up design activities...
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...
International SKA science conference kicks off

April 2019

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Close to 300 astronomers from 20 countries have come together in Cheshire, UK for the international SKA science conference New...
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...
Founding Members sign SKA Observatory treaty

March 2019

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Countries involved in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Project have come together in Rome for the signature of the international...
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science

February 2019

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Designing and building the mega-project that is the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) would not be possible without the input of...
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’...

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