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The 32nd International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly, astronomy’s biggest meeting, has opened in Cape Town, South Africa, in an...
The SKAO has celebrated another construction milestone, with the assembly on Thursday 4 July of the first SKA-Mid telescope dish...
Canada has joined the SKA Observatory as a Member, becoming the tenth country to join the intergovernmental organisation.
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...
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...
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.