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The SKAO and its South African partners have hosted a major diplomatic visit at the SKA-Mid telescope site in the...
The SKA-Low telescope has begun to take shape in Western Australia with the installation of the first antennas on site...
After several years’ work by astronomers and astronomy organisations including the SKAO, a key UN body agreed last week to...
The first prototype dish of the SKA-Mid telescope constructed on site in South Africa has achieved first light.
India’s government has announced that it intends to join the SKA Observatory as a full member, and approved funding for...
The year 2023 saw huge progress across the SKAO and our partner organisations, as construction began in earnest at the...
Prof. Philip Diamond has been awarded a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) medal in recognition of his services to...
The SKAO, international partners and several national delegations have succeeded in putting radio astronomy back on the agenda of the...
The first dish structure for the SKA-Mid telescope has been assembled at a test site in China, marking a major...
South Korea’s interest in the SKA Observatory has been noted during a state visit by the country’s president to the...
Scientists have discovered an eight-billion-year-old fast radio burst (FRB) – the most ancient and distant located to date.
The SKA Observatory’s 2022 Annual Report has been released, charting a year of significant progress across the Observatory that culminated...
The only two intergovernmental organisations dedicated to ground-based astronomy have strengthened their ties with a collaboration agreement.
Scientists used the LOFAR telescope to observe low-frequency radio waves from satellites in large constellations for the first time. “Unintended...
Several SKA pathfinder telescopes have been involved in detecting the strongest evidence yet for low-frequency gravitational waves.
The science and technology ministers of the G7 forum have for the first time stressed the importance of continuing to...
The latest comprehensive roadmap to guide funding decisions to further European astronomy has been publicly released.
The 21st century’s premier radio telescopes are the topic of discussion at an astronomy conference underway in Vancouver, Canada.