Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian

Meerkat Telescope

latest news & developments
Some of the satellite dishes that make up the MeerKAT. (Supplied)
ASTRONOMY RESEARCH IN SOUTH AFRICA

International scientists call for more collaboration from South African researchers

Physicists and scientists gathered in Hong Kong to map out past, present and future discoveries in mathematics, life sciences and astronomy

  • Aarti Bhana
4 min read
The ensemble of the dishes forming South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope is seen in Carnarvon on July 16, 2016. – Even operating at a quarter of its eventual capacity, South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope showed off its phenomenal power on July 16, revealing 1,300 galaxies in a tiny corner of the universe where only 70 were known before. The image released Saturday was the first from MeerKAT, where 16 dishes were formally commissioned the same day. (Photo by MUJAHID SAFODIEN / AFP)
ASTRONOMY

UCT astronomers discover first dark cloud without host galaxy

It is hoped the MeerKAT telescope will lead to more discoveries on the evolution of galaxies

  • Marcia Zali
2 min read
MEERKAT RADIO TELESCOPE

MeerKAT’s astounding hearing is already eavesdropping on the universe

The still infant telescope, which will be a major part of the Square Kilometre Array, is proving to be much more effective than anticipated.

  • Sarah Wild
6 min read
ASTRONOMY

New telescope MeerLicht to observe transients

The MeerLicht telescope will scour the skies to study transient celestial events. But its link to the MeerKAT radio telescope is what sets it apart.

  • Sarah Wild
4 min read
GENES

What to expect from the world of science in 2016

Science continues to shift the boundaries of what we think we know and 2016 will be no exception. Sarah Wild highlights the fields to keep an eye on.

  • Sarah Wild
7 min read