16 July 2018
Science begins with South Africa's super radio telescope
...instruments and will one day be incorporated into something even larger. Built and operated by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) in the semi-arid Karoo region of the Northern Cape, the MeerKAT facility is a precursor to the Square...
22 September 2021
Telescope built by Karoo locals releases data to astronomers around the world
... very early stages of the Universe, as the first stars and galaxies lit up space. The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), the hosting organisation and contributing partner in the broader HERA collaboration, is responsible for providing...
15 October 2018
SETI partners with MeerKAT to search for alien life
... us to survey our cosmic neighbourhood for technosignatures faster than ever before." Built and operated by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), and inaugurated only this year in July, MeerKAT is a powerful array of 64 interlinked...
