SKAO Global Headquarters, Jodrell Bank, UK, 15 March 2021 – The 2021 SKA Science Meeting “A precursor view of the SKA sky” is under way with more than 950 people taking part from across the SKA community. Over the next … Read more

SKAO Global Headquarters, Jodrell Bank, UK, 25 February 2021  – Following the first meeting of its Council earlier this month, SKAO has published its Construction Proposal for the SKA telescopes as well as its Observatory Establishment and Delivery Plan.  The … Read more

SKAO Global Headquarters, Jodrell Bank, UK, Wednesday 10 February 2021 – The UK government has signed an agreement to host the SKA Observatory (SKAO) and its global headquarters in the United Kingdom. This announcement comes shortly after the first Council … Read more

SKAO Global Headquarters, Jodrell Bank, UK, Thursday 4 February 2021 – The SKA Observatory, a new intergovernmental organisation dedicated to radio astronomy, was launched today following the first meeting of the Observatory’s Council.  The new Observatory, known as SKAO, is … Read more

Wednesday 16 December 2020, London, United Kingdom – The UK, home to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Global Headquarters, has now ratified the Convention to establish the SKA Observatory (SKAO). This completes the process needed for the Observatory to be formally … Read more

Lisbon, Portugal, Friday 11 December 2020 – Following a recent approval by its national Parliament, Portugal has ratified the Convention establishing the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO). The Convention was signed by seven countries, including Portugal, in Rome on 12 … Read more

SKA Global Headquarters, 7 October 2020 – The SKA Organisation (SKAO) – which leads the delivery of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project – has undertaken a preliminary analysis of the potential impact of current satellite mega-constellations on its … Read more

Canberra, Australia, 29 September 2020 – Australia, the future home of the SKA’s low-frequency telescope, has ratified the Convention Establishing the SKA Observatory. Australia is the fourth country to complete its national process of ratification, joining the Netherlands, Italy and … Read more

 SKA Global Headquarters, 16 September 2020 – The SKA Organisation has now successfully passed all its final reviews ahead of submitting its Construction Proposal and Observatory Establishment and Delivery Plan to the SKA Board of Directors for their meeting this … Read more

SKA Global HQ, Wednesday 22 July – SKAO has signed a Cooperation Agreement with CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research; GÉANT, the pan-European network and services provider for research and education; and PRACE, the Partnership for Advanced Computing in … Read more