22 May 2013, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Manchester, UK – e-MERLIN, one of the SKA pathfinder telescopes, requests proposals from the international astronomical community for observations to be made during cycle-1. Deadline for Receipt of Proposals is 23:59:59 UT on 17th June 2013. Proposals … Read more
7 May 2013, SKA Headquarters, Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK - Less than a year after the decision to site the revolutionary Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in both Southern Africa and Australia, the SKA Organisation has opened its new international headquarters. In front … Read more
Notes from the Chair of the SKA Board Meeting of the Board of Directors of the SKA Organisation SKA Headquarters, Jodrell Bank Observatory, GB 18-19 April 2013 The Directors of the SKA Organisation met at SKA HQ on 18-19 April … Read more
27 April 2013, Pretoria, South Africa – The Order of Mapungubwe: Silver, was bestowed upon SKA SA Project Director Dr Bernie Fanaroff at an event held at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House, in Pretoria, on Freedom Day, 27 April. “Today we … Read more
25 April 2013, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Manchester, UK – Astronomers have released a new image of the outer atmosphere of Betelgeuse – one of the nearest red supergiants to Earth – revealing the detailed structure of the matter being thrown off … Read more
11 April 2013, SKA Headquarters, Manchester, UK - Message from Phil Diamond, Director General of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA): “I am pleased to announce that, after an exhaustive international search, Dr Robert Braun has been appointed as the SKA Science Director. … Read more
5 April 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa - SKA South Africa today announced that South African industry and institutions with appropriate existing expertise may be eligible for financial assistance on a shared cost, shared risk basis towards participation in the Square Kilometre … Read more
19 March 2013, Canberra, Australia - Australian science and industry organisations are being invited to bid for design and engineering work on the world’s largest telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the Australian Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, Chris … Read more
19 March 2013, Dwingeloo, the Netherlands - A team of astronomers led by ASTRON astronomer Dr. George Heald has discovered a previously unknown gigantic radio galaxy, using initial images from a new, ongoing all-sky radio survey. The galaxy was found using … Read more
13 March 2013, Dwingeloo, the Netherlands - On Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 March, one hundred astronomers from all over the world will travel to the town of Dalfsen in the Netherlands for a 2-day workshop about the International LOFAR Telescope … Read more