Jodrell Bank, UK, Thursday 25 August 2016 – The new SKA Global Headquarters at Jodrell Bank – an extension of the current facilities to house more staff as the project ramps up – has been approved by the local planning authority. The Cheshire East … Read more

What did the Universe look like when the first galaxies formed? What is dark matter? And is there life out there? These are some of the big questions astronomers around the world are trying to answer. But to answer them, … Read more

Tuesday 2 August, Manchester, UK – After Perth, Western Australia, and Cape Town, South Africa, the Shared Sky indigenous astronomy art exhibition has come to Manchester for the first time. Shared Sky, developed by the international SKA project in close collaboration with … Read more

July 23, SKA Global Headquarters, UK – The Board of Directors of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation recently met at the SKA Headquarters at Jodrell Bank near Manchester in the UK for its 21st Board Meeting. This is the … Read more

The Square Kilometre Array, the world’s largest radio telescope when built and which has its headquarters at Jodrell Bank near Manchester, will be heavily featured as part of the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) international conference in Manchester on July 23-July … Read more

Monday 18 July 2016, Cape Town – The MeerKAT First Light image of the sky, released on Saturday by South African Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, reveals previously unseen galaxies, showing the potential of MeerKAT and SKA. On Saturday, MeerKAT … Read more

SKA Global Headquarters, UK, Monday 4 July 2016 – Today the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA) was granted the status of SKA precursor telescope by SKA Organisation, joining the three other SKA precursor telescopes located on the SKA sites in … Read more

Thursday 16 June 2016, Gothenburg, Sweden – Sweden’s biggest contribution yet to the SKA has passed a major milestone. An advanced feed horn developed at Chalmers University of Technology has been delivered for testing in Canada. The sensitive feed horn – with … Read more

Friday 13 May 2016, SKA Global Headquarters, UK – The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Project has selected the design for its dish, opening up the way for the eventual production of hundreds of dishes that will make up the world’s … Read more

Tuesday 26 April, Rome, Italy – Last week the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome were host to the 3rd round of preparatory negotiations for the transition of the SKA Organisation into an Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO) as part of an ongoing process with the first round … Read more