Media coverage
Around the world at least 640 articles about the commencement of on-site construction were published, generating an estimated 1.9 billion impressions.
The geographical spread was as follows:
- United States (175 - 28%)
- South Africa (72 - 12%)
- United Kingdom (60 - 10%)
- Australia (57 - 9%)
- India (56 - 9%)
Find links to the most prominent pieces below.
Australia
- ABC: Square Kilometre Array Telescope construction begins in West Australian outback
- 7NEWS: Construction begins on the world's largest radio telescope in Western Australia
- Cosmos: Construction begins on Australia’s Square Kilometre Array Telescope & Come with Cosmos as we travel to the Square Kilometre Array
- The West Australian: Vast array to unlock mysteries of universe, Work begins in WA’s Murchison on world’s largest telescope the Square Kilometre Array & SKA Observatory: World's largest radio telescope in WA’s north to bring $1.8b in foreign income to Australia
- WAtoday: Unlocking the secrets of the universe far away from everything in WA & The outback telescope that could see across the universe, perhaps even aliens
- The Register: Square Kilometre Array Observatory construction commences
- Australian Community Media newspapers: SKA Observatory construction starts in Australia
- The Guardian: ‘Are we alone in the universe?’: work begins in Western Australia on world’s most powerful radio telescopes
South Africa
- Reuters: Mysteries of universe in focus for South African mega telescope
- Daily Maverick: Blue-SKA thinking – construction begins on Square Kilometre Array
- Mail & Guardian: Karoo’s SKA telescopes aim to go back 100 million years to discover the universe’s evolution
- Business Day: Local firm wins R890m contract for SKA radio telescope
- News24: R5bn in contracts awarded as SA construction begins on world’s largest scientific instrument
- SciDev.Net: Square-km scope shows African astronomers bright future
- Engineering News: SKA Observatory contracts worth hundreds of millions or euros already awarded
- SABC: Construction of Square Kilometre Array kicks off in Northern Cape and
United Kingdom
- The Independent: Construction of the world’s biggest telescope to begin – and start hunting for alien life and more
- Daily Mail: Move over Hubble and Webb! Construction begins on the world's biggest EVER telescope that will hunt for aliens and test Einstein's theories when the £1.7 billion project is finished in 2028
- Euronews: Australia begins construction of its section of giant radio telescope
- Metro: Construction begins on the world’s largest radio telescope
- BBC: Thought For the Day, SKA: Construction to begin on world's biggest telescope and:
China
- China TV: Square Kilometer Array radio telescope officially started construction in South Africa
- China Daily: Cosmos secrets drive workers building giant telescope
Italy
- RAI: Ska, inizia l'avventura del più grande radiotelescopio di sempre
- La Repubblica: Australia, via al più grande osservatorio radio del mondo: caccia alla vita extraterreste
- Corriere della Serra: Un radiotelescopio per capire se siamo soli nell’universo
- Wired: A cosa servirà Ska, il più grande radiotelescopio al mondo
Netherlands
- NOS News: 8 o'clock national news (from 11:05), Afgelegen plek in Zuid-Afrika draagt bij aan baanbrekende heelal-wetenschap & Op 'stilste plekken op aarde' begint na 30 jaar bouw van grootste radiotelescoop
- BNR News Radio: Bouw grootste telescoop ter wereld officieel van start
- RTV Drenthe: Astron uit Dwingeloo bouwt mee aan SKA, de grootste radiotelescoop ter wereld
- NPO Radio 1: De telescoop die ondenkbare dingen gaat ontdekken
- Volkskrant: Deze megalomane telescoop zal straks onze kennis van het heelal naar een nieuw niveau tillen
- AD: Met 131.072 antennes op zoek naar de geheimen van het heelal
- New Scientist: Startschot van bouw Square Kilometer Array: ‘Je weet nooit wat je gaat waarnemen’
Portugal
- Expresso: Radiotelescópio SKA começou a ser montado para descobrir primeiras galáxias, mas sem deixar de passar por Barrancos
- Publico: Agora sim, começou finalmente a construção do maior radiotelescópio do mundo
France
- Le Figaro: Le chantier du plus grand télescope de la planète est lancé
- Sciencepost: Début de la construction du plus grand radiotélescope du monde
- Business AM: La construction de plus grand radiotélescope du monde a commencé : ce qu’il nous permettra d’observer
Germany
- Der Spiegel: Baubeginn für weltgrößtes Radioteleskop
- Spektrum: Der Bau des weltgrößten Radioteleskops hat begonnen
- t3n: In Australien und Afrika: Bau des größten Radioteleskops der Welt beginnt
India
- Hindustan Times: Eye in sky: Pune’s NCRA is India’s lead participant in SKA project
- The Indian Express: Work on world’s largest radio telescope begins in Australia, South Africa
Spain
- El Español: Así será el radiotelescopio más potente del mundo: "Revolucionará nuestra comprensión del universo"
- Xataka: Arranca la construcción del SKA, el mayor radiotelescopio del mundo, con una misión: desvelar los enigmas del universo
Sweden
Other
- Nature: Construction of World’s Largest Radio Observatory Is Finally Under Way
- Smithsonian Magazine: Construction of World’s Largest Radio Telescope Begins
- Space.com: Construction begins on world's largest radio telescope after decades of preparations
- The Cosmic Savannah podcast: Construction of the SKA commences!
- Pulse.ng: 5 things to know about Africa’s project to uncover the mysteries of the birth of the universe
- Gizmodo: Construction Begins on World’s Biggest Radio Telescope, Set to Observe the ‘Epoch of Reionization’
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Phys.org: Australia starts building 'momentous' radio telescope
Last modified on 11 May 2023