Further international support for the world’s largest radio telescope 28th June 2012, Manchester, UK – The Board of Directors of the Square Kilometre Array Organisation has formally welcomed Sweden, represented by Onsala Space Observatory, as the ninth member of the … Read more
25 May 2012, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – The Members of the SKA Organisation today agreed on a dual site solution for the Square Kilometre Array telescope, a crucial step towards building the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope. The … Read more
1st May 2012, Manchester, UK – The SKA Organisation would like to invite organisations to participate in the expression of interest process for engineering work in stage one of the SKA preconstruction phase (2012-2015). The SKA Organisation intends to enter … Read more
18 April 2012, Manchester, UK – The start of construction of the new headquarters of the SKA Organisation was marked today with a ground breaking ceremony at the University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, UK. Professor Richard Schilizzi, … Read more
4th April 2012, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – The Members of the SKA Organisation met at Schiphol, the Netherlands, on 3 April 2012, for their first General Meeting. They noted the site selection advisory committee’s report and the associated commentary that … Read more
The world’s largest radio telescope project receives further international support as Canada signs up. 19th March 2012, Manchester, UK – The Board of Directors of the Square Kilometre Array Organisation has formally welcomed Canada, represented by the National Research Council … Read more
World’s biggest telescope project takes crucial step forward as it forms company to run project 23 November 2011, London, UK – Seven national governmental and research organisations today announced the formation of the SKA Organisation, an independent, not-for-profit company established … Read more
10th November 2011, Manchester, UK – The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope project is very pleased to announce that Dr Michiel van Haarlem is to be appointed Interim Director General of the new SKA organisation currently in the final stages … Read more
7th October 2011, Jodrell Bank, UK – HRH The Duke of York visited Jodrell Bank Observatory, near Manchester in the UK on Friday. The Observatory was chosen in April this year to be the location for the SKA Project Office. … Read more
The KAT-7 telescope, a prototype for the MeerKAT radio telescope array being built by the SKA South Africa team on the Karoo Astronomy Reserve, has achieved a major milestone. All seven of the dishes have now been successfully fitted with … Read more