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SARAO Celebrates 20 years of Human Capacity Development milestone and launches Alumni Network

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Call for applications – 2026 DigiSkills Africa 3 Programme

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Astronomers confounded by a mysterious million solar-mass dark object whose inner structure defies explanation

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Watch – SARAO Celebrates 20 years of Human Capacity Development milestone and launches Alumni Network | Highlights

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World Science Journalists experience SARAO’s Losberg Site in the Karoo

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Northern Cape Robotics Teams dominate FIRST LEGO League Northern Nationals, showcasing STEM excellence

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MEERKAT DISCOVERS UNUSUAL RADIO GLOW IN A DISTANT SWARM OF GALAXIES

By SARAO Web / December 2, 2025
SARAO Celebrates 20 years of Human Capacity Development milestone and launches Alumni Network

SARAO Celebrates 20 years of Human Capacity Development milestone and launches Alumni Network

By SARAO Web / November 25, 2025
South African telescope detects natural radio emission – and no signal of technological origin – from the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS

South African telescope detects natural radio emission – and no signal of technological origin – from the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS

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Innovating for impact: Fort Hare students harness Open Data and AI to uplift communities in the Eastern Cape

Innovating for impact: Fort Hare students harness Open Data and AI to uplift communities in the Eastern Cape

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SARAO celebrates local talent as Carnarvon’s Sharpshooters dominate at the FIRST LEGO League Robotics competition

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Dr Bonita de Swardt named as a woman of power in STEMI by Mail & Guardian

Dr Bonita de Swardt named as a woman of power in STEMI by Mail & Guardian

By SARAO Web / November 4, 2025
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Contact: the SKAO’s magazine

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Astronomers ‘image’ a mysterious dark object in the distant Universe

Astronomers ‘image’ a mysterious dark object in the distant Universe

By SARAO Web / October 9, 2025
South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope detects neutral hydrogen in galaxies more than 4 billion light-years away — and tests a key law of galaxy dynamics

South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope detects neutral hydrogen in galaxies more than 4 billion light-years away — and tests a key law of galaxy dynamics

By SARAO Web / October 9, 2025

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