The sharpest images of the universe are created when radio telescopes around the world work together. For the first time, the ...

The MeerKAT radio telescope has unlocked cosmic mysteries. It’s fostered scientific collaboration. It is also nurturing local talent. MeerKAT, which is among South Africa’s largest scientific ...

This is a new chapter for high-resolution radio astronomy, enabling scientists to study the universe in greater detail than ...

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope, astronomers have discovered an entire galaxy cluster wrapped in a 20 million ...

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) announced on Tuesday that its MeerKAT radio telescope array had for the ...

The largest cloud of energetic particles ever seen was recently discovered, revealing new clues about galaxy cluster ...

Using the MeerKAT telescope, astronomers have discovered a new odd radio circle that appears to be associated with an ...

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A cloud of energetic gas lit up by a collision of galaxies spans nearly 20 million light-years, leading astronomers to ...

radio astronomers in South Africa were scrambling to pull together an image for the inauguration of the 64-dish MeerKAT radio telescope. MeerKAT will eventually form the heart of SKA-Mid, picking up ...

So it's fitting that South Africa also has its own SKA precursor observatory, in the form of MeerKAT, originally the Karou Radio Telescope, based in the country's Meerkat National Park.

The MeerKAT radio telescope has unlocked cosmic mysteries. It's fostered scientific collaboration. It is also nurturing local talent. MeerKAT, which is among South Africa's largest scientific ...