Where are the MeerKAT telescopes located in South Africa?

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The South African MeerKAT radio telescope, is situated 90 km outside the small Northern Cape town of Carnarvon. Click here to read more about the MeerKAT

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Give feedback about the SARAO website, If you can’t find what you’re looking for, land on a broken link or have a general comment, please let us know by using […]

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MeerKAT Grand Tour Data Science workshop held at Rhodes University

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Twenty-two students from South African universities have converged at Rhodes University to participate in the MeerKAT Grand Tour Data Science workshop held from Sunday, 15 to Saturday, 21 January 2023.

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Open Day for the MeerKAT radio telescope and SKA site visit

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The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) will host the second Open Day for 2023, it is aimed at allowing members of the public to visit the MeerKAT radio telescope […]

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SARAO has invested in a system to track aircraft and other airborne instruments with passive radar

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Download Passive Radar System Flyer (pdf) The Passive Radar System has been designed and built in collaboration with Peralex, a South African company specialising in the design, manufacturing and implementation […]

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MeerKAT telescope team honoured with prestigious Royal Astronomical Society Award

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The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has awarded its 2023 Group Achievement Award to the MeerKAT team. In its citation, the RAS recognised the MeerKAT team “for a series of spectacular […]

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Daily updates and latest findings on the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory facilities, science and the latest news from SARAO. News and views, FAQs and experts – see our accounts. […]

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SKA Observatory celebrates start of telescope construction in Australia and South Africa

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In ceremonies at both sites in Australia and South Africa, the SKA Observatory celebrated the start of construction of its world-leading radio telescopes and announced €300 million worth of construction […]

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Extraterrestrial signal search is underway using the southern hemisphere’s biggest radio telescope

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Breakthrough Listen has begun observations of a million nearby stars with the MeerKAT Array Vanderbijlpark, South Africa – December 1, 2022 – Breakthrough Listen – the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in […]

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SARAO Launches the Karoo Innovation Challenge to foster a culture of entrepreneurship in the towns surrounding the SKA Site

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The Commercialisation unit at the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) recently hosted the exciting Karoo Innovation Challenge, in a bid to foster a culture of entrepreneurship and collaboration. The […]

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