France is in the home straight to join the SKA Observatory (SKAO) as a full member. The milestone is in sight after the French government signed an accession agreement with the Observatory on Monday 11 April 2022. The signing ceremony … Read more

The SKAO Global Headquarters will play host to the fourth edition of the Public Awareness of Research Infrastructures (PARI) conference later this year. The hands-on conference brings together public relations practitioners, science communicators, educators, and researchers working for and with … Read more

The SKA Observatory (SKAO) has signed a cooperation agreement with the French National Centre for Scientific Research CNRS, Europe’s largest research institution. The signing took place on 7 March 2022 in a ceremony at the Australian Embassy in Paris, in … Read more

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

Switzerland has joined the SKA Observatory, becoming the first country to join the intergovernmental organisation’s founding Members by acceding to the SKAO Convention. The step follows a unanimous decision by the SKAO Council, the Observatory’s governing body, to approve Switzerland’s … Read more

Just under six months after the SKA Observatory Council approved the start of construction of the SKA telescopes, two more contracts have crossed the Director-General’s desk for signature last week. This brings the total number of contracts signed so far … Read more

SKAO Global Headquarters, Jodrell Bank, UK, 14 December 2021 – The United Nations General Assembly has promulgated 2022 as the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development – an initiative backed by the SKAO.  The SKA Observatory (SKAO) sits … Read more