16 July 2018
Science begins with South Africa's super radio telescope
... (SARAO) in the semi-arid Karoo region of the Northern Cape, the MeerKAT facility is a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope, a joint project to build the world’s largest telescope in remote parts of both Africa and Australia...
01 August 2016
SETI has new eyes on the skies
...radio-quiet region of Western Australia, which is also one of three telescopes designated as a precursor for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), to examine spectral line data generated from 115 minutes of observation time with the telescope. Within ...
15 October 2018
SETI partners with MeerKAT to search for alien life
... next-generation technology and techniques that will ultimately lead to proposals for searches with the Square Kilometre Array. This is an exciting moment for SETI and radio astronomy in general,” said the Breakthrough Initiatives’ Executive...
March 2017
Planetary nebulae may hold clue in search of helium-3
...planetary nebulae but in a much shorter time compared with any radio telescope that exists now is the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA is an international project that it is currently in development in Australia and South Africa, and will be the...
September 2017
Science searches for cosmic company
... its speed. Larger radio telescopes, including the new FAST 500 m radio telescope in China and the Square Kilometre Array being built in South Africa and Australia, will increase our sensitivity to signals. In addition, the unremitting march...
