square kilometre array
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CSIRO Finds Most Distant Fast Radio Burst (and It Offers a Way to Weigh the Universe)
The unprecedented signal likely comes from a set of merging galaxies eight billion light-years away.
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Construction Of The World’s Biggest Radio Telescope Is Officially Underway
The construction of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory is finally scheduled to begin next month, after the project spent seven years in the design and engineering phase. When it’s completed, the SKA Observatory will be the biggest radio telescope on Earth, with a collecting area that will cover over one kilometre.
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Labor Leader Hopefuls Demand Better Science, Space Exploration For Australia
Let’s face it: leadership debates are always pretty boring. Last night’s one, however, could be declared the exception to the rule. Labor leader hopefuls Anthony Albanese and Bill Shorten last night opined about Australia’s commitment to science, and whether our great nation will ever have its own space agency.
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Australia, NZ And South Africa To Share Square Kilometre Array
The Square Kilometre Array has had its fair share of controversy. In March, it was leaked that Australia’s proposal had been upstaged by South Africa and in April, we found out the final decision on where it would be constructed had been delayed. Well, the wait is over — the SKA Organisation has announced that…