SARAO and Astronomy News Across the Globe

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Watch – Faces of Africa – Echoes of The Skies – Explore the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) – a groundbreaking radio telescope project spanning two continents

Watch – Faces of Africa – Echoes of The Skies – Explore the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) – a groundbreaking radio telescope project spanning two continents

January 15, 2025 –

Celebrating more than two decades of astronomical collaboration between South Africa and the Netherlands: insights from Dr Adrian Tiplady (Deputy MD) and Pontsho Maruping (MD)

Celebrating more than two decades of astronomical collaboration between South Africa and the Netherlands: insights from Dr Adrian Tiplady (Deputy MD) and Pontsho Maruping (MD)

December 6, 2024 –

Watch – Rising Star 360

Watch – Rising Star 360

November 25, 2024 –

Mysterious 8-Billion-Year-Old Radio Signal Reaches Earth, Offering Clues to the Universe’s Hidden Matter

Mysterious 8-Billion-Year-Old Radio Signal Reaches Earth, Offering Clues to the Universe’s Hidden Matter

November 24, 2024 –

African trainees hosted at HartRAO as new phase of the Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA) project gets underway

African trainees hosted at HartRAO as new phase of the Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA) project gets underway

November 19, 2024 –

SKAO Council visits Losberg site, attends celebration of Early Childhood Development Support Programme in Carnarvon

SKAO Council visits Losberg site, attends celebration of Early Childhood Development Support Programme in Carnarvon

November 7, 2024 –

Congratulations to Dr. Filippo Zerbi on his appointment as SKAO Council Chair

Congratulations to Dr. Filippo Zerbi on his appointment as SKAO Council Chair

November 7, 2024 –

Germany becomes the SKAO’s newest member

Germany becomes the SKAO’s newest member

November 1, 2024 –

TART telescope deployment in Kenya: another milestone for African radio astronomy

TART telescope deployment in Kenya: another milestone for African radio astronomy

October 8, 2024 –

Watch: Minister Blade Nzimande on Astro-Tourism | Astronomy | Geodesy | Wifi

Watch: Minister Blade Nzimande on Astro-Tourism | Astronomy | Geodesy | Wifi

October 2, 2024 –

SARAO Desert Golf Challenge celebrates the launch of Astro-Tourism Strategy in the Northern Cape

SARAO Desert Golf Challenge celebrates the launch of Astro-Tourism Strategy in the Northern Cape

September 28, 2024 –

The MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey

The MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey

September 6, 2024 –

SKAO and African partners strengthen collaboration on human capital development

SKAO and African partners strengthen collaboration on human capital development

September 5, 2024 –

MeerKAT Radio Telescope: Powering Over 376 Groundbreaking Research Publications!

MeerKAT Radio Telescope: Powering Over 376 Groundbreaking Research Publications!

August 13, 2024 –

IAU XXXII General Assembly Commences in Cape Town

IAU XXXII General Assembly Commences in Cape Town

August 7, 2024 –

Celebrating MeerKAT’s boundless scope for discovery

Celebrating MeerKAT’s boundless scope for discovery

July 5, 2024 –

First TART telescope deployment in Mauritius marks a milestone for African radio astronomy

First TART telescope deployment in Mauritius marks a milestone for African radio astronomy

June 5, 2024 –

MeerKAT: the South African radio telescope that’s transformed our understanding of the cosmos

MeerKAT: the South African radio telescope that’s transformed our understanding of the cosmos

April 24, 2024 –

Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours

Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours

March 26, 2024 –

Lightest black hole or heaviest neutron star? MeerKAT uncovers a mysterious object at the boundary between black holes and neutron stars

Lightest black hole or heaviest neutron star? MeerKAT uncovers a mysterious object at the boundary between black holes and neutron stars

January 18, 2024 –

Watch: Why South Africa Will Be Home To The World’s Largest Telescope – The Square Kilometre Array Project

Watch: South Africa’s telescope designed to study birth of universe

Watch: World’s Largest Radio Astronomy Instrument Being Built By South Africa

Last Updated on November 24, 2024

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