Day: May 25, 2012

Giant Telescope Project Goes to South Africa, Australia

General Articles / By / 25 May, 2012

By KATHLEEN CHAYKOWSKI in Pretoria, South Africa and GAUTAM NAIK in London A consortium of countries chose South Africa and Australia to share a groundbreaking €1.5 billion ($1.87 billion) radio telescope that will be the biggest and most sensitive instrument of its kind. The telescope, known as the Square Kilometer Array, or SKA, will offer …

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SA, Australia to share SKA location

General Articles / By / 25 May, 2012

 May 25 2012 Dawn breaks over the Northern Cape near Carnavon, the proposed site for the SKA telescope. Australia and South Africa will share the location for the world’s most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array’s scientific consortium announced on Friday. “We have decided on a dual site approach,” said SKA board chairman John …

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