An international radio telescope under construction across two core sites, South Africa's Karoo region and Western Australia, intended when complete to combine roughly a square kilometer of collecting area from thousands of linked antennas and dishes. Led by a multinational intergovernmental organization, it is planned as the most sensitive radio telescope ever built.
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Square Kilometre Array (Wikipedia)
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The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is an intergovernmental international radio telescope project being built in Australia (low-frequency) and South Africa (mid-frequency).
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The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is an intergovernmental international radio telescope project being built in Australia (low-frequency) and South Africa (mid-frequency).
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Once in operation, the SKAO will be one global observatory operating two telescopes across three continents on behalf of its Member States and partners.
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