By Jana Winkler, University of Basel Original article Looking into space is the same as looking into the universe’s past. Researchers aim to decode some of its biggest mysteries – using the world’s most advanced radio observatory. Advanced research and modern technology continue to give us clearer and deeper views […]

By Simone Ulmer, CSCS. Original article The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), currently under construction in South Africa and Australia, will generate 600 petabytes of astronomical data annually once operational. Both sites will have a high-performance computing (HPC) data centre to correlate and collect the data. In order to be […]

In ceremonies at both sites in Australia and South Africa, the SKA Observatory celebrated the start of construction of its world-leading radio telescopes and announced €300 million worth of construction contracts. The SKAO’s Director-General, Prof. Philip Diamond, travelled to Western Australia to represent the Observatory at the site of the […]

The Square Kilometer Array (SKA), construction of which has begun this year, will soon be the largest radio telescope in the world. Thanks to its sensitivity and survey speed, this observatory will shed light on important topics in astronomy and astrophysics, such as the formation of structures in the early […]