Science

Low-cost radio telescope brings new research and training opportunities for African scientists

Media Release – Wednesday 11 October 2023 Scientists and engineers from nine African countries, including South Africa, have converged at Rhodes University in Makhanda to share knowledge in building a […]

Watch: The MeerKAT radio telescope at a glance | How South Africa endeavours to become a global player in the knowledge economy

In the run up to the 15th BRICS Summit that was held in Johannesburg this week, the China Global Television Network (CGTN) filmed a feature on SARAO titled “Echoes of […]

The first data release from the MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey (MALS)

The vast expanse of the observable universe is home to countless galaxies.  Many of these galaxies have supermassive black holes (SMBHs), which become active when gas infalling towards the black […]

SARAO HOSTS MEERKAT @ 5 YEARS CONFERENCE IN 2024

SARAO celebrates five years since the launch of MeerKAT this year, and a range of celebrations have already taken place. Part of this celebration, marking five years since the first […]

Bursts from Space MeerKAT Citizen Science Online Training

 Background This SARAO/MeerKAT/Oxford citizen science project is a collaboration between science and interested members of the public. Through this collaboration, volunteers (known as citizen scientists) will help make important […]

Bursts from Space: Citizen Science Project

This SARAO/MeerKAT/Oxford citizen science project is a collaboration between science and interested members of the public. Through this collaboration, volunteers (known as citizen scientists) will help make important scientific discoveries. […]

Bursts from Space: Citizen Science Project

What is the Zooniverse? The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research. This research is made possible by volunteers — more than a million people […]

All Bursts from Space: MeerKAT Collections

Bursts from Space: MeerKAT Talk Click here to visit the Citizen Science Project

MeerKAT @ 5 conference – Abstract submission open

Abstract deadline: 20 August 2023 Celebrating transformational science, engineering, and human capacity development Date: 20-23 February 2024 Venue: Stellenbosch, South Africa For more information visit https://meerkat5th.sched.com

The South African National Ventilator Project (NVP)

The South African National Ventilator Project (NVP) is a co-ordinated national effort in response to the Covid-19 pandemic involving the local design and manufacture of breathing apparatus devices used in […]