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A leading nation needs supercomputing to match

Australia is blessed with many natural and human resources and often our geology and agricultural productivity have been the backbone of our economy. Modern economies, and indeed societies, now operate beyond traditional borders, in an increasingly connected, digital world. In order to compete in this environment, and to respond to…

InnovationAus

Research infrastructure is a time machine

Wajarri Yamaji Country is a magical place. For tens of thousands of years its people have stood on and cared for Country. I’ve just been there to help break ground for the SKA Observatory’s SKA-Low, a telescope comprising 131, 072 Christmas tree-shaped antennae and so powerful that it will promise…

InnovationAus

Are we alone in the universe? Aussie space observatory could unlock the answer

Australia is stepping into space exploration, beginning with the construction of the world’s largest radio astronomy observatory.

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Australia Starts Building 'Momentous' Radio Telescope

Australia on Monday started building a vast network of antennas in the Outback, its section of what planners say will eventually become one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world. When complete, the antennas in Australia and a network of dishes in South Africa will form the Square…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vast array to unlock mysteries of universe

The world's largest radio astronomy observatory is being built in Western Australia and South Africa to unlock the mysteries of the universe.

AAP

Australia starts building 'momentous' radio telescope

Sydney (AFP) - Australia on Monday started building a vast network of antennas in the Outback, its section of what planners say will eventually become one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world.

AFP

Traditional custodians sign deal for $3b Square Kilometre Array telescope after years of negotiation

Traditional owners in Western Australia's Murchison have signed a land use agreement with the federal government, paving the way for a $3 billion radio telescope project.

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Space boom with Square Kilometre Array Telescope signals new identity for WA's Midwest

One of the world's biggest science experiments could unlock a new identity — and a jobs boom — for WA's Midwest, as a base for space exploration.

ABC News

Why The Specials’ ska hit Ghost Town still haunts dance floors

As a young child, Jitey Samra had a stock answer to racist bullies in the playground in Coventry if they asked where she came from. “Gulson Road Hospital,” she’d say.

Irish Independent

Tributes following sudden death of Brookside and Coronation Street star James Caroll

The actor was also a member of an established band Ska tribute band, 2Toned

Wales Online

How visionary scientist Bernie Fanaroff put African astronomy on the map

Recent decades have seen remarkable growth in astronomy on the African continent. Africa enjoys pristine dark skies and vast radio quiet zones, making it the ideal home for many advanced telescopes trained on our galaxy and beyond.

The Conversation

‘Odd radio circles’ that baffled astronomers are likely explosions from distant galaxies

Odd radio circles, or ORCs, continue to puzzle us, but new data from South Africa's MeerKAT telescope are helping us solve the mystery.

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