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MeerKAT

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“Beautiful New Cosmic Puzzles” Revealed by SA’s MeerKAT Telescope

Luis Monzon -
An international team led by a young South African researcher and UKZN alumnus, Dr Kenda Knowles, has just announced a comprehensive overview paper for the MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey (MGCLS). The paper to be published in the Astronomy &...
Features

Germany to Invest $270-Million in South African MeerKAT Telescope, the Best Telescope on Earth

Luis Monzon -
The MeerKAT telescope in South Africa is the most sensitive telescope of its kind in the world, and it's looking to get even bigger and better. According to Business Insider, the MeerKAT telescope is set to be upgraded with another...
Southern Africa

SARAO joins the Ceph Foundation to advance open source storage

Danielle Kruger -
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) joined 30 other members in the establishment of the Ceph Foundation, to manage the massive growth in data and information generated from cloud, container, and Artificial Intelligence applications. The Linux Foundation, a non-profit...
Top Stories

First antennas for MeerKAT launched

Staff Writer -
The first of 64 antennas that will make up South Africa's new radio telescope - MeerKAT – has been officially launched by South Africa's Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom. The Minister also officially opened the specialised MeerKAT Karoo...
Mobile and Telecoms

Jacob Zuma lauds SA’s tech sector

Staff Writer -
South African president Jacob Zuma on Thursday night delivered his annual State of the Nation address, and while he focused on a broad range of issues and shortcomings in South Africa, he did take time to highlight the strides...
Mobile and Telecoms

SA’s Square Kilometre Array taking shape

Staff Writer -
The 64th and final foundation for the MeerKAT telescope antenna was poured yesterday (Tuesday) at South Africa's SKA site in the Karoo. Close to 5 000 m3 of concrete and more than 570 tons of steel were used to...
Mobile and Telecoms

Ghana first in line for SKA-training

Staff Writer -
Seven Ghanaians arrived in South Africa last week to begin training on the independent operation and maintenance of radio telescopes in Africa. Using a miniature version of a radio telecsope, they will learn how to design, build, operate and...
Mobile and Telecoms

Foundation laid for SKA’s first MeerKAT

Staff Writer -
The concrete for the first MeerKAT antenna foundation was poured yesterday (Wednesday 14 August 2013) at South Africa's SKA site in the Karoo. This is the first of 64 similar foundations that will be constructed for this telescope over...
Mobile and Telecoms

SKA Pre-Construction Phase Request for Proposals released

Staff Writer -
The International SKA Organisation Project Office issued a request for proposals (RfP) on 12 March 2013 for the SKA Pre-Construction Phase. The RfP is an invitation for international consortia to bid for work packages to design the various components...
Mobile and Telecoms

SKA: it’s a compromise

Staff Writer -
Months of speculation is over.  The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope is to reside in both South Africa and Australia. SA, with backing from eight partners across the continent, was chosen the preferred site for the construction of two-thirds...
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