South Africa’s groundbreaking astronomical advances, the Southern African Large Telescope and the Square Kilometre Array, will be featured at the IAU General Assembly
In this interview Tommaso Fiscaletti and Nic Grobler’s speak about the inspiration for the project and how it continues to evolve.
The find has led astronomers to change their view on how massive radiation bursts occur on white dwarf stars
Whether it was in the use of satellites to monitor the continent’s resources or precision medicine, we need technology to accelerate development.
Local research and development is on track in the country’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope.
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/ 6 November 2009
Astronomers at SA’s space telescope are forced to send findings by road, while politicians call on Telkom to resolve the issue, reports David Smith.
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/ 3 November 2009
It can see to the edge of the universe, it can peer back to the aftermath of the Big Bang. Don’t ask it to send the secret of creation by email.