By 2028, the SKA will have an effective collecting area of just under 500,000 square metres. But the set-up is such that it can continue growing, perhaps up to the much desired one million square ...

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has announced that the first telescope dish for its SKA-Mid array has been assembled on site, in the Karoo region in the Northern Cape province.

SKA South Africa and Agri SA today signed an agreement that commits both organisations to jointly ensure that local communities of the Karoo benefit from the SKA project. In anticipation of the ...

The SKA-Mid array in Karoo wil scan the sky for sources of radio waves in the middle frequency range from 350 MHz to 15.4 GHz using 197 dishes, each 50 feet (15 meters) in diameter.

SKA supporters ought to be thankful Karoo residents weren’t more hostile, given the fact that its local benefits are probably less than that of “fracking”.

South Africa’s proposed site for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) has been confirmed as one of the quietest places on earth SA SKA site – it doesn’t get much quieter than this ...

Square Kilometre Array South Africa (SKA SA) and Agri SA have signed an agreement to ensure that local communities of the Karoo benefit from the SKA project. The SKA project is an international effort ...

South Africa, along with it eight African partner countries (Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Kenya and Ghana), stands on the cusp of astronomical greatness.

Carnarvon – This Northern Cape town’s economy is like a small dam. Though the pebble you throw into it is small, the ripples will spread widely. That’s what's happening now thanks to this town’s ...

There seems to be little chance that oil giant Shell's plans to prospect for shale gas in the Karoo Basin using the "fracking" method will have an impact on South Africa's bid to host the square ...

Carnarvon – This Northern Cape town’s economy is like a small dam. Though the pebble you throw into it is small, the ripples will spread widely. That’s what's happening now thanks to this town’s ...