Trekzone • The SKA Telescopes
The Square Kilometre Array is an international radio telescope project which, when complete, will be home to the world’s largest radio observatory in Australia (known as SKA-Low) and South Africa (SKA-Mid), using thousands of antennas to create a combined area of a square kilometre to study the universe’s origins, dark energy, galaxies, and fundamental physics, generating immense data for scientific breakthroughs.
Friday, August 15 2025
•Matt
In more SKA news, Observations of pulsars – rapidly spinning dead stars – are helping the SKA Observatory to prepare for early science operations. The Observatory has released one of these observations made with an early version of the SKA-Low telescope, as scientists work to fine-tune the sensitivity of the growing array
Thursday, August 14 2025
•Matt
The SKA Observatory has announced Professor Jessica Dempsey will be its next Director-General, taking up the post in June 2026 for a five-year term.v
Friday, March 15 2024
•Matt
One of Earth's biggest science facilities, destined to provide an unparalleled view of the Universe, is a step closer to reality.
