5th September 2012, Manchester UK – The SKA Organisation Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Philip Diamond as Director General of the SKA Organisation. Professor Diamond will provide overall leadership for the SKA Organisation, … Read more
August 2012, Manchester, UK – The SKA Organisation had a busy and successful two weeks at the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) held at the end of August in Beijing, China. The SKA exhibition stand was manned … Read more
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
The Members of the SKA Organisation, meeting at Schiphol, have agreed the following: The members noted the report from the SSAC, and thanked them for their efforts. We noted that the report demonstrated that both sites were well suited to … 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
The Board of Directors of the SKA Organisation held a meeting in Manchester, UK on Monday 19 March 2012. The Board formally noted the admission of Canada, represented by the National Research Council, Canada (NRC), as the 8th member of … Read more