March 2017
Planetary nebulae may hold clue in search of helium-3
..., hence detecting 3He+ in planetary nebulae challenges the sensitivity limits of all existing radio telescopes. Hunt for the 3He+ emission A whole host of radio telescopes and hundreds of hours observing time have been involved with trying to detect...
September 2017
Science searches for cosmic company
... also improvements in technology that can broaden the search and increase 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...
01 August 2016
SETI has new eyes on the skies
..., used the MWA, one of the most powerful low-frequency radio telescopes located in a remote, 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...
June 2018
Cosmic communications and the anthropology of outer space
... a lot of different strategies”. The Breakthrough Listen team structures their searches abductively to hedge their bets. Parkes Radio Telescope in New South Wales, Australia. Frank Drake, an astronomer who used the Green Bank...
15 October 2018
SETI partners with MeerKAT to search for alien life
... day eventually span a million square metres across South Africa and Australia to create the world’s largest radio telescope. “Listen and MeerKAT are developing next-generation technology and techniques that will ultimately lead to proposals...
September 2017
Australia’s unique space history
... Apollo lunar programme. A view of the Parkes Radio Telescope in 1969, during its involvement with the the Apollo... role in the rescue of the Apollo 13 crew. While the radio telescope itself is not generally accessible to the public, except on special...
