Perth, Western Australia, 11 October 2018 – Researchers using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope have nearly doubled the known number of ‘fast radio bursts’ – powerful flashes of radio waves from deep space. The team’s discoveries include … Read more

Bremen, Germany – October 2, 2018 – Breakthrough Listen, the global initiative to seek signs of intelligent life in the universe – announced today at the International Astronautical Congress the commencement of a major new programme with the MeerKAT telescope in partnership with the South African … Read more

The Netherlands, 13 September 2018 – A major upgrade to the iconic Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WRST) has been officially opened at a ceremony in the Netherlands. The Apertif high-speed, wide-field radio camera – also known as a Phased Array … Read more

SKA Global Headquarters, 6 August 2018 – After four and a half years, the international Telescope Manager (TM) consortium has formally concluded its work on the architectural design of a fundamental part of the software for the Square Kilometre Array: … Read more

SKA Global Headquarters, 26 July 2018 – A consortium of French research institutions and industry has become the 12th member of the SKA Organisation following approval of its accession by the SKA Board of Directors. The decision to accept the … Read more

SKA Global Headquarters, 25 July 2018 – A new white paper has been published detailing synergies between the SKA and the European Space Agency’s future Athena telescope. The SKA-Athena Synergy White Paper highlights the areas of science where combining data gathered … Read more

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