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South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope discovers giant radio ‘bubbles’ at centre of Milky Way

An international team of astronomers using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope has discovered enormous balloon-like structures that tower hundreds of light-years above and below the centre of our galaxy.

SKA Observatory Convention Ratified By The Netherlands

The Netherlands has become the first country to ratify the SKA Observatory Convention, which establishes the SKA as an intergovernmental organisation tasked with building and operating the world’s largest radio telescope.

New Nexus Of Radio Astronomy Opens At World Heritage Site

The SKA Global Headquarters, the home of a new intergovernmental organisation created to facilitate global collaboration in radio astronomy, has been formally opened and handed over in a ceremony attended by international dignitaries and partners from across the SKA project.