The most important global body for reviewing the scope of international cooperation in space – the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) – will continue deliberating the protection of dark and quiet skies. The goal is … Read more

Vienna International Centre, Austria, 7 February 2022 – The United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) today accepted a paper by an international collaboration involving the SKA Observatory for discussion. The paper marks the first time the … Read more

The SKA Observatory (SKAO) has been selected, along with NSF’s NOIRLab, to co-host a new centre that aims to mitigate the impact of satellites on astronomical observations. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) signed a memorandum of understanding with the two … Read more

India is a step closer to full membership of the SKA Observatory following the signature of a cooperation arrangement with the country’s National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), acting on behalf of India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Director-General of … Read more