Astronomers with the MeerKAT radio telescope uncover the universe's most distant hydroxyl gigamaser, revealing new insights into cosmic phenomena and paving the way for future discoveries. Explore how ...

What is the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)? The SKA will be the world’s largest radio telescope when it comes online in the coming decade. It will consist of thousands of dishes and antennas spread out ...

Cape Town — Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says with only 16 dishes launched so far, the MeerKAT is already the best of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. The Minister said this on ...

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The MeerKAT First Light image of the sky, released today by Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, shows unambiguously that MeerKAT is already the best radio telescope of its kind in the ...

The first time I moved to South Africa was in 2016, after I won a research grant to spend six months at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) in Cape Town. I was drawn to the country by ...