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10 Years of Human Capacity Development in Big Data and Data Science
15m XDM Radio Telescope
2017 Jansky Lectureship Awarded to South African Astronomer Bernie Fanaroff
2017 Jansky Lectureship Awarded to South African Astronomer Bernie Fanaroff
2017 SARAO bursary beneficiaries progress to second year of tertiary studies
26m Telescope Computer Control System (NCCS)
4th Big Data Africa School
5th Big Data Africa School
6th Big Data Africa School
7.5m C-BASS – C-band All Sky Survey Southern Telescope
A new window to see hidden side of magnetized Universe
About
About MeerKAT
About NRF/SARAO – South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
About The South African National Ventilator Project (NVP)
Aerial photographs
Africa Data Science Intensive Programme trains next generation of researchers and industry leaders
Africa Programme
African partner country students complete AVN training at HartRAO
Agri-SA Kommunikasie
Amateur Astronomy Associations of Africa Database
Annual Reports
Another milestone towards the construction of the SKA radio telescope in South Africa
Approved Doctoral Research Projects for 2027
Approved Master’s Research Projects for 2027
AR 1.5 presented to Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor
Artisan student on SKA SA bursary passes trade test to qualify as fitter and turner
As astronomers gather to discuss scientific potential of MeerKAT, the telescope being built in the Karoo produces its first remarkable image
ASSET Mathematics and Science Holiday Programme
ASTRO-TOURISM GUIDE PROGRAMME
Astronomers
Astronomers are riding the heatwave: tracing the energy from an accretion burst
Astronomers reveal best image yet of mysterious ORCs in space
Astronomers stumble upon unexpected features in a distant galaxy using MeerKAT data
Astronomical Very Long Baseline Interferometry VLBI at HartRAO
Astronomy
Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act
Astronomy in South Africa is profiled at the IAU GA 2018 in Vienna
AVN News
Awards
Big Data Africa School Report
Big Data Africa Summer School
Big Data project launched in Ghana
Big Data Project launched in Ghana
Bradwin Vermeulen – HERA General Worker
Brandvlei Stofskoppers steal the show at Scifest Africa
Breakthrough Listen to incorporate the MeerKAT array in its existing search for extraterrestrial signals and technosignatures
Breakthrough Listen to incorporate the MeerKAT array in its existing search for extraterrestrial signals and technosignatures
Breakthrough Listen, the world’s largest SETI program, to incorporate the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest radio telescope – the MeerKAT array
Brendan Swarts – Electrician Artisan student
C-BASS
C-BASS Hartebeesthoek
C-BASS Klerefontein
Career Awareness Day in Mamelodi, Pretoria
Career Opportunities – SKAO Collaboration (SKA-Mid)
Carnarvon High School teams through to National Competition of World Robot Olympiad 2018
Carnarvon Primary Team takes third place at Virtual Gear Robotics Competition
Celebrating 20 years of SARAO’s Human Capital Development
Chinese Vice Minister for Science and Technology visits SARAO offices
Citizen Science
Closing the skills gap for young researchers through innovative entrepreneurship training
Commercialisation – Seed Fund Programme
Commercialisation Contact
Commercialisation Programmes
Communication and Stakeholder Relations
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Condolences to late Professor Giovanni Bignami’s family and colleagues
Conferences
Connect»: at the intersection of art and science
Contact Information and Addresses
Continuum Observing with the Hart 26m Telescope
Critical Projects
Deep Space Station 51 at SARAO Hartbeesthoek Site
Deployment and Distribution – South African National Ventilator Project (NVP)
Developing small to medium enterprises
Difference between a SEA and an EIA
Digital migration
Direct benefits of hosting the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA) in South Africa
Discovery of the highest energy light from a gamma-ray burst
Dr Aletha de Witt elected to the IAU commission on astrometry
Dr Bernie Fanaroff acknowledged by National Research Foundation by Lifetime Achievement Award at NRF Awards 2018
Dr Bernie Fanaroff acknowledged by National Research Foundation by Lifetime Achievement Award at NRF Awards 2018
Dr Bonita de Swardt presents at plenary session at Grand Challenges Partners meeting in Kenya
DST Mini Science Forum ignites conversations about big science
E-learning Portal
E-Seminars
Economic and socio-economic Impact of the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA) in the Northern Cape province
Eding International Festival in Polokwane
Einstein wins again
Eligibility
Engineering & Technology Development
Ensuring communication connectivity
Equipping graduates in Africa with skills for a new technological era
Eugene Julius – Physical science teacher at Carnarvon High School
European Union delegation visits SARAO Cape Town office
Extraterrestrial signal search is underway using the southern hemisphere’s biggest radio telescope
FAQs
Fast and furious: A shock wave that extends for 6.5 million light years
First cohort of SARAO-sponsored Northern Cape matrics progressing well at university
Five SARAO electrician trade artisan students attend media training in Carnarvon
For Students
Foreword
Former Columbia University academic joins SARAO as Chief Scientist
Founding members sign SKA Observatory Treaty
Frequently Asked Questions – The South African National Ventilator Project (NVP)
Funding – South African National Ventilator Project (NVP)
G20 MeerKAT and SKA Mid Site Visit Hosted By The DSTI, SKAO and NRF/SARAO
Gallery
Geodesy
Ghana and South Africa celebrate first success of African network of telescopes
Ghana and South Africa celebrate first success of African network of telescopes
Ghana marks first spot on the AVN
Gigantic galaxies discovered with the MeerKAT telescope
Graduate In-Training Opportunities
Graduate In-Training Programme
Green light given for construction of world’s largest radio telescope arrays
Hardware
Hartebeesthoek Johannesburg Observatory
HartRAO 26m Telescope Surface Upgrade 1998 – 2005
HartRAO Geodata
HartRAO instrumental in the successful adoption of the Third realisation of International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF-3)
HartRAO instrumental in the successful adoption of the Third realisation of International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF-3)
HartRAO single-dish observing proposals
HCD Gallery
HCD Team
HERA – Hydrogen Epoch of Reionisation Array radio telescope
HERA – Hydrogen Epoch of Reionisation Array Radio Telescope
HERA Impact Study
HERA joins family of SKA precursors
HERA telescope in the Karoo gets $9.5 million funding injection to view the Universe’s first stars and galaxies
HERA: Building to view the past
Highlights
Home
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How the SKA is helping South Africa
How To Apply – Radio Astronomy Advancement Programme
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IAU and SKA SA collaborate to promote science communication in Africa
IAU CAP 2018
IAU General Assembly
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Information Booklet
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Integrated Environmental Management Plan (IEMP) – Revision 1
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Investing in the youth
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JOINT LAND USE PLANNING APPLICATION MOTIVATION REPORT
Joint media statement of the outcomes of the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the SKA Africa partner countries
Joint media statement on the outcomes of the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Square Kilometre Array African Partner Countries
Joint media statement regarding the article published by BusinessTech regarding Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas regulations
Junior Science Process Developer wins Thomson Reuters Award
Karoo project will unlock universe’s mysteries
Karoo’s HERA radio telescope attracts even more international funding
KAT-7
KAT-7
Land Acquisition
Land and Environmental Management
Land Management
Land Rezoning
Large MeerKAT data release reveals beautiful new cosmic puzzles
Lego Schools Programme
Levurd Vaarland – HERA General Worker
Library and Information Service (LIS)
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Lourencia Lyon – HERA General Worker
MAPPP NINE expands to SKA AVN
Marthinus Steyn – Telescope Operator
Mathakane Molewa – HERA Construction Supervisor
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Medicinal and Edible Plants of Bushmanland
MeerKAT
MeerKAT and KAT 7 Environmental Authorisations
MeerKAT and SALT combine to solve mystery stellar event
MeerKAT Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Library
MeerKAT construction recognised by industry at 2017 Logistics Achiever Awards
MeerKAT discovers a distant galaxy has very large hydrogen atoms
MeerKAT discovers large gas-rich galaxy group hiding in plain sight
MeerKAT discovers mystery clouds
MeerKAT Grand Tour Data Science workshop held at Rhodes University
MeerKAT is making a name for itself with LIGO
MeerKAT joins the ranks of the world’s great scientific instruments through its First Light image
MeerKAT makes its debut scientific contribution on an international collaboration and major discovery
MeerKAT measures the “fuel reserves” of galaxies in the past
MeerKAT Radio Telescope Gallery
MeerKAT radio telescope inaugurated in South Africa – reveals clearest view yet of center of the Milky Way
MeerKAT radio telescope inaugurated in South Africa – reveals clearest view yet of centre of the Milky Way
MeerKAT radio telescope observes a rare burst of activity from an exotic star, demonstrating outstanding capabilities as a new instrument for scientific exploration
MeerKAT Student Community
MeerKAT telescope team honoured with prestigious Royal Astronomical Society Award
MeerKAT’s stunning image reveals cosmic threads, ribbons and rings
MeerLICHT telescope inaugurated
MeerLICHT telescope inaugurated
Meet the team
Megamaser “Nkalakatha” discovered by astronomers using MeerKAT
Minister Pandor opens new road to Losberg site, meets with residents of Carnarvon and surrounding communities
Mission MeerKAT – Cartoon Series
Morgan Daba – Electrician Artisan student
NASA Electrical Engineer visits schools in Sutherland
National Science Week 2018
National Ventilator Project Gallery
New MeerKAT radio image reveals complex heart of the Milky Way
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NRF appoints Pontsho Maruping as Managing Director of SARAO
NRF BBBEE Certificate
NRF/SARAO Indemnity Agreement For Visitors Over 18 Years Of Age
NRF/SARAO Indemnity Agreement For Visitors Under 18 Years Of Age
NRF/SARAO Losberg Site Public Open Days
NRF|SARAO Congratulates Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Consortium on First Image of Black Hole
Nurturing learners’ talent
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Other Scholarship and Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities
Our Vision, Mission, Values
Outcomes of the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the SKA African partner countries
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PAPER a precursor to HERA
Participants graduate from Phase 1 of MAPPP NINE
Parties – South African National Ventilator Project (NVP)
PARTNER Institute Vacancies
PARTNER Institute Vacancies – SKA-Low jobs
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Peter van Wyngaarden – HERA General Worker
Pioneering research and data management in Africa: a dual first
Pioneering research and data management in Africa: a dual first
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Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Process and Product – The South African National Ventilator Project (NVP)
Profile: Dr Khadija El Bouchefry
Progress update on the planning and design of SKA1
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Public Open Day – HartRAO – 23 July 2026
Public Open Days
Public participation process underway for the development of the Park Management Plan for the new proposed National Park in the Karoo
Pulsar Observing with the SARAO 26m Telescope at Hartebeesthoek Johannesburg Site
R. Sean Oliphant – Mathematics teacher at Carnarvon High School
RAAP Critical Skills To Be Funded – Radio Astronomy Advancement Programme
RAAP Terms and Conditions – Radio Astronomy Advancement Programme
Radio astronomy
Radio Astronomy Advancement Programme (RAAP)
Radio Astronomy Practicals, Projects and Courses
Radio Astronomy Programme – Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
Radio evidence of a minor merger in the Shapley Supercluster
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) – Site Visit Brochure
RD9 Solutions: Introduction to Robotics
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Roscosmos satellite laser and radio ranging system officially inaugurated
SA Agulhas II Open Day
SARAO 15m Radio Telescope Details
SARAO Across The Globe
SARAO activities in the Northern Cape
SARAO activities in the Northern Cape
SARAO and Oculus announce partnership
SARAO and SAEON sign three-year Memorandum of Agreement
SARAO and the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft welcome the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica as partner on the MeerKAT extension project
SARAO Bachelor of Engineering Technology Scholarships
SARAO Big Data Africa School 2018 ends on high note for African students
SARAO Big Data Africa School 2018 kicks off
SARAO bursary funded students selected for 2018/19 CSIRO scholarship
SARAO bursary holder wins first prize in AT-RASC student paper competition
SARAO celebrates the successful completion of the SKA Telescope Manager Critical Design Review
SARAO celebrates the successful completion of the SKA Telescope Manager Critical Design Review
SARAO Commercialisation Spin-offs
SARAO Diploma in Engineering Technology Scholarships
SARAO Freestanding Doctoral Scholarships
SARAO Freestanding Master’s Scholarships
SARAO Freestanding Undergraduate Scholarships
SARAO Geodesy Programme at Hartebeesthoek Site
SARAO Guests Gallery
SARAO Hartebeesthoek 26m Radio Telescope Details
SARAO Hartebeesthoek Site
SARAO Hartebeesthoek site Coordinates
SARAO Hartebeesthoek Site Image Gallery
SARAO Hartebeesthoek Site Research Programmes
SARAO hosts 2018 SAASTA National Schools Debates Competition in the Northern Cape and North West
SARAO hosts 4th Big Data Africa School drawing synergies between radio astronomy and biomedical imaging
SARAO hosts first Community Information sessions in the Northern Cape for 2018
SARAO hosts Minister Kubayi-Ngubane and members of Parliamentary Portfolio Committee at Losberg
SARAO hosts Minister Kubayi-Ngubane and members of Parliamentary Portfolio Committee at Losberg
SARAO in the news
SARAO Junior engineer wins Best Poster Presentation at UCT Engineering Research Expo
SARAO Local Sidereal Time clock
SARAO mandated to manage the production of respiratory ventilators
SARAO Merchandise Collaboration Project
SARAO News
SARAO participates in EuroScience Open Forum 2018 in Toulouse, France
SARAO participates in Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference in Dunedin, New Zealand
SARAO participates in Science Centre World Summit 2017
SARAO participates in third Science Forum South Africa
SARAO provides bursaries to four more Carnarvon matriculants to study at university
SARAO Scholarships to study at Sol Plaatje University for 2027
SARAO Science Awareness Outreach Programme
SARAO Science Engagement News
SARAO Science Gallery – Astronomical Images
SARAO Science News
SARAO sponsored student heads to Princeton for PhD
SARAO staff member leads 2018 NRAO NINE Program
SARAO staffers shine at INCOSE SA 2018 conference
SARAO upskilling Africa’s bright young minds in big data
SARAO Users Committee
SARAO wins Best Workshop prize at Scifest Africa 2018
SARAO’S INVESTMENT IMPACT IN THE NORTHERN CAPE
SARAO/SKA SA hosts DST Mini Science Forum in Northern Cape
Sasol Inzalo Foundation Mobile Science Lab officially handed over to HartRAO
Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Schools outreach in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)
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Science Forum South Africa
Scifest Africa 2018
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Shared Sky Exhibition
Site construction directors appointed by the SKA Observatory
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SKA and Agri SA partners for the benefit of local communities
SKA AVN MAPPP NINE Development Lab
SKA Consortium completes design of Science Data Processor
SKA Global Headquarters – France has become the 12th member country of the SKA Organisation following approval of its accession by the SKA Board of Directors.
SKA Global Headquarters – A consortium of French research institutes and industry has become the 12th member of the SKA Organisation following approval of its accession by the SKA Board of Directors.
SKA in South Africa was highlighted during the Chinese State Visit – identified as vehicle for diplomacy and development
SKA in South Africa was highlighted during the Chinese State visit – identified as vehicle for diplomacy and development
SKA Observatory celebrates start of telescope construction in Australia and South Africa
SKA prototype dish assembled for the first time
SKA SA gives full bursaries to five Carnarvon matric learners who obtained exemption to further their studies
SKA SA hosts SA’s 2016 top matriculants
SKA SA News
SKA SA participates in Expo 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan
SKA SA presents first Array Release 1.5 images taken with MeerKAT 32 to Minister Naledi Pandor
SKA SA sponsors 11th CASPER workshop hosted by the University of Cape Town
SKA SA Tech News
SKA SA-led Infra SA Consortium receives more than R40 million in European Union Horizon 2020 funding
SKA SA, NMC Civils and Absa collaborate in a new economic endeavour for Karoo contractors
SKAO appoints its telescope directors in Australia and South Africa
SKAO is born – Launch of international Observatory signals new era for radio astronomy
SKAO signs hosting agreements with Australia and South Africa
SKAO unveils new brand for a new era
Social Media Platforms – Connect, follow and have a conversation with us
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South Africa ratifies SKA Observatory Convention
South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope observes a rare burst of activity from an exotic star, demonstrating outstanding capabilities as a new instrument for scientific exploration
South Africa’s HIRAX telescope driving industry engagements
South Africa’s initialling of the SKA Convention and Protocol texts takes place in Rome, Italy
South Africa’s MeerKAT discovers giant radio bubbles at centre of Milky Way
South Africa’s MeerKAT discovers missing gas in distant galaxy
South Africa’s MeerKAT peers deep into the Universe
South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope discovers 8 new millisecond pulsars
South Africa’s MeerKAT solves mystery of ‘X-galaxies’
South African Radio Astronomer joins the ranks of Newton, Darwin and Einstein
South African-led Assembly, Integration and Verification (AIV) Consortium completes planning work for SKA
Special delivery for SARAO
Spectroscopy with the Hart 26m Telescope
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Standing on the shoulders of giants: a South African’s contribution to global radio astronomy
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Starlit Creations – Young Minds Explore The Cosmos
Statement by South Africa’s Minister of Science and Technology
Strange neutron star spinning every 76 seconds is discovered in stellar graveyard
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Students from African countries complete third HartRAO AVN training school
Supervisors, other University Delegates, SARAO Staff and DSI/NRF Staff
Supporting community upliftment programmes
Swedish receiver to capture cosmic waves in the world’s largest radio telescope
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Telescope built by Karoo locals releases data to astronomers around the world
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The African Very-long-baseline Interferometry Network (AVN)
The General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union to be hosted on African soil for the first time in 2024
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The SARAO / Breakthrough Listen MeerKAT Grand Tour Data Science Workshop
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The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) joined the Ceph Foundation to Advance Open Source Storage
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Transit of Mercury
Transit of Mercury – SAAO
Two SKA SA bursary students depart on Australian vacation work programme
Two SKA SA staff members present at Engineering Meeting in Amsterdam
Tyrone Adams – HERA General Worker
UKZN PhD astronomer finds a new radio halo
Ultra-sensitive radio images reveal thousands of star-forming galaxies in early Universe
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US Embassy members visit Losberg and Carnarvon
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