South Africa, 13 July 2018 – South Africa’s 64-dish MeerKAT telescope, one of the SKA’s precursor telescopes, was officially inaugurated by Deputy President David Mabuza at a ceremony near Carnarvon today. Built and operated by the South African Radio Astronomy … Read more

SKA Global Headquarters, 9 July 2018:  The SKA Organisation (SKAO) was honoured to welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand to its global headquarters at Jodrell Bank in the UK last week. Her Royal Highness was greeted … Read more

SKA Global Headquarters, 3 July 2018 – The VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry (VERA) telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, has been officially designated as an SKA pathfinder. In operation since 2003, VERA uses Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) … Read more

SKA Global Headquarters, Saturday 23 June 2018 – With hundreds of people across 20 countries on all five continents working on delivering the world’s largest radio telescope, the SKA family is home to many experienced and talented women who are … Read more

SKA Global Headquarters, 19 June 2018 – In a unanimous decision, the Board of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation approved the application for membership submitted by the Spanish Government. This makes Spain the eleventh Member of the SKA Organisation. … Read more

Rome, Friday 25th of May 2018 – Negotiations to agree the international treaty establishing the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory have formally concluded, opening the door for founding members of the new intergovernmental organisation to sign the treaty later this year. … Read more

Perth, Western Australia, Thursday 24 May – A complete prototype station of antennas for the future SKA-low telescope has been completed and is being tested at the SKA site in Western Australia. In an important engineering milestone, a full station … Read more

SKA Global Headquarters, 10 May 2018 – The SKA Organisation was pleased to welcome John Halligan TD, Irish Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, and representatives from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) during their visit to Jodrell Bank … Read more

SKAO Global Headquarters, Friday 27 April 2018 – The SKA Organisation is pleased to announce the launch of a new platform highlighting the SKA’s key engineering milestones. The interactive infographic will showcase the ongoing Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), which assess the readiness levels … Read more

Perth, Western Australia, Tuesday 24 April 2018 – A major expansion of the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), one of four SKA precursor telescopes, has been completed, doubling the number of antenna stations at the remote site in Western Australia. The … Read more