Staring into space: SKA's noble (not Nobel) quest
The SKA project is "too big" to win a Nobel prize, but it will bring a deeper understanding of the universe than any award can really do justice to.
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SKA to be split between SA and Australia
Australia and SA will share the location for the world's most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array's scientific consortium announced.
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Pandor: We need a decision regarding SKA
Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor stressed the need for a decision to be made by June on a site for the Square Kilometre Array.
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SA joins international star-scanning institute
South Africa has joined the JIVE research institute, which deals in galactic and extragalactic radio astronomy, planetary and space sciences.
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Stars wars as SA battles for SKA
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says there is no need for an African sympathy vote to bring the telescope to the Karoo.
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Pandor rankled by SKA announcement delay
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor is disappointed at the delay of the announcement of whether SA would host the Square Kilometre Array.
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IBM lands $42-million SKA tender
Some of the biggest computers ever seen are going to help decipher data from the world's largest telescope as it explores the origins of the universe.
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Sabres are drawn in SKA wars
South Africa is leading the race to build the world's largest telescope -- but the outcome is far from certain.
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Dates of SKA announcement still uncertain
South Africa says it is ready to host the Square Kilometre Array but it remains uncertain when the announcement on the host country will be made.
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Playing the waiting game on SKA debate
The consortium planning to build the world's most powerful radiotelescope is still debating whether SA or Australia should host the $2bn project.
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