The SKA's the limit after sister telescope finds something very weird indeed
Discovery of strange ‘collapsed star’ reveals the exciting potential of SA’s Square Kilometre Array
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Discovery of strange ‘collapsed star’ reveals the exciting potential of SA’s Square Kilometre Array
As Africa’s space ambitions grow, South Africa and Egypt are primed to join the club of space-faring nations thanks to increased investments in exploration projects.
While mapping the universe for radio waves, researchers discovered a rare entity that discharges a massive burst of energy three times per hour, and it is unlike anything astronomers have ever observed.
China is sharing its Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) - Eye of Heaven - with the world by allocating10 percent of its observation hours for projects run by foreign astronomers, and the percentage will definitely increase in the coming years, said FAST chief scientist.
The SKA's construction is expected to yield socio-economic benefits for South Africa such as job creation and skills development.