Construction at the SKA observatory has kicked off in the Northern Cape, expected to be the world’s most powerful radio telescope.
With the extra cash injection, the 19 HERA dishes will be expanded to 37, with the ultimate goal of having as many as 220 dishes
MeerKAT beamed down images of more than 1 300 galaxies in deep space where only 70 were believed to be.
These images cover less than 0.01 percent of the entire celestial sphere, and shows more than 50 galaxies in such a small patch of sky.
Multinational project being built in South Africa will have official HQ at Jodrell Bank.
Receivers will be built by the MPIfR and will operate in the S band of radio frequencies
Who gets what from the Department of Science and Technology’s budget vote pie.
European country pulls the plug on SA-bound space investment.
What a wonderful day for science in South Africa as MeerKAT begins its life.
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