New Zealand research groups have been confirmed to play a critical role in the development one of the the world’s […]
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SKA in SA – Astronomy for Africa
In a guest post for the Australian science site The Conversation, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Dean of Engineering at University of […]
Continue readingDual site decision for SKA – experts respond
After many months of waiting, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation has finally announced that the massive telescope array will […]
Continue readingPolitical pressure may split SKA between two continents
Political lobbying may claw back some chance for New Zealand to participate in the $US2 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA), […]
Continue readingThe SKA bid – an insider’s perspective
Lisa Harvey-Smith, a scientist working for the CSIRO in Australia, writes about the impending decision on the Square Kilometre Array […]
Continue readingDom Post: NZ may put up $30m to join outer-universe study
Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post reports on the joint NZ-Australia bid to be a part of the ‘world’s biggest […]
Continue readingSouthland Times: Govt jumps on board SKA bid
A piece in the Southland Times on the Government’s official support of Australia’s big to host the Square Kilometre Array. […]
Continue readingA scientific project of epic proportions – the SKA
It’ll be one of the biggest scientific projects since the Large Hadron Collider was constructed beneath the Franco-Swiss border and […]
Continue readingKiwis back Aussie bid for radio telescope
What is the Square Kilometre Array? A network of antennas working at centimetre to metre wavelengths with 100 times the […]
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