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SKA door open to Chinese companies

The door is open to Chinese companies that might bid for tenders in the construction process of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), local officials have said.
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Australian SKA Pathfinder official opening

Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, will officially open CSIRO's newest radio telescope, the Australian SKA Pathfinder, on 5 October
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The new building to house the SKA Organisation at Jodrell Bank Observatory is nearing completion
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Telescope array will boost South Africa's tech economy

South Africa's win of the EU-funded Square Kilometre array - a giant radio telescope project which will be shared between Australia and the African country - will provide a massive boost to the country's telecommunications and data center sectors, according to Neotel MD and CEO Sunil Joshi.
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Astronomers relaxed about fracking near South African telescopes

South African astronomers operating some of the world's most sensitive telescopes say that their research will not be affected by the resumption of oil and gas exploration in the Karoo Basin, the country's astronomy hub.
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SKA Organisation appoints new Director General for world's largest telescope project

The SKA Organisation Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Philip Diamond as Director General of the SKA Organisation.
Professor Diamond will provide overall leadership for the SKA Organisation, the international coordinating body for the SKA telescope. The SKA will be the largest and most sensitive radio telescope ever built; it will enable astronomers to glimpse the formation and evolution of the very first stars and galaxies after the Big Bang, investigate the nature of gravity, and possibly even discover life beyond Earth.
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Square Kilometre Array benefits rolling in

A number of benefits are materialising from the selection of South Africa as the major location for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope, a government official said in Pretoria.
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Africa and Australasia to share Square Kilometre Array

South Africa, Australia and New Zealand will host the biggest radio telescope ever built.
The nations belonging to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) organisation took the decision at a meeting on Friday.
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Dual site agreed for Square Kilometre Array telescope

The Members of the SKA Organisation today agreed on a dual site solution for the Square Kilometre Array telescope, a crucial step towards building the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope.
The ASKAP and MeerKAT precursor dishes will be incorporated into Phase I of the SKA which will deliver more science and will maximise on investments already made by both Australia and South Africa.
The majority of the members were in favour of a dual-site implementation model for SKA. The members noted the report from the SKA Site Advisory Committee that both sites were well suited to hosting the SKA and that the report provided justification for the relative advantages and disadvantages of both locations, but that they identified Southern Africa as the preferred site. The members also received advice from the working group set up to look at dual site options.
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