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Journey to the stars — South Africa’s new astronomers unlocking secrets of the cosmos

Africa

Journey to the stars — South Africa’s new astronomers unlocking secrets of the cosmos

By Patricia Ann Whitelock, Daniel Cunnama and Rosalind Skelton

Eavesdropping on the sky: The backstory of MeerKAT and SKA

Magazine

Eavesdropping on the sky: The backstory of MeerKAT and SKA

By Julienne Du Toit

Blue-SKA thinking – construction begins on Square Kilometre Array

Sci-Tech

Blue-SKA thinking – construction begins on Square Kilometre Array

By Elsabé Brits

Wits Planetarium enters the digital era with a multimillion-rand relaunch

Our Burning Planet

Wits Planetarium enters the digital era with a multimillion-rand relaunch

By Onke Ngcuka

Why the SKA is as vital to space research as the James Webb Telescope

South Africa

Why the SKA is as vital to space research as the James Webb Telescope

By Amish Patel

On citizen astronomers and foreign bodies

Magazine

On citizen astronomers and foreign bodies

By Chris Marais

MeerKAT spots massive bubbles in Milky Way

South Africa

MeerKAT spots massive bubbles in Milky Way

By Elsabé Brits

The birth of the SKA Observatory – the largest radio telescope in the world

South Africa

The birth of the SKA Observatory – the largest radio telescope in the world

By Elsabé Brits

The realpolitik of SKA

South Africa

The realpolitik of SKA

By Alex Eliseev

SKA goes into referee's optional extra time

Sci-Tech

SKA goes into referee's optional extra time

By Alex Eliseev

SKA's little Mozambican brother, still an embryo

Politics

SKA's little Mozambican brother, still an embryo

By Alex Eliseev

The Square Kilometre Array, a project The Karoo deserves

Africa

The Square Kilometre Array, a project The Karoo deserves

By Alex Eliseev