Square Kilometer Array
Measuring Exoplanetary Magnetospheres with the Square Kilometer Array
Life on Earth would not be possible without food, water, light, a breathable atmosphere and surprisingly, a magnetic field. Without…
What’s Causing the Mysterious Radio Waves Coming From the Center of the Milky Way?
The center of the Milky Way is a mysterious place. Astronomers think there's a supermassive black hole there, though it…
The Square Kilometer Array has Gotten the Official Green Light to Begin Construction
The Square Kilometer Array, the largest radio telescope ever proposed, just commenced construction in South Africa and Australia.
Radio Astronomers are Worried About Mega-Constellations and the Square Kilometer Array
With all the satellite constellations heading to space in the near future, there are concerns they will interfere with radio…
This is the Milky Way’s Magnetic Field
The Milky Way galaxy has its own magnetic field. It's extremely weak compared to Earth's; thousands of times weaker, in…
A Supercomputer has been Designed to run the World’s Largest Radio Telescope
The Science Data Processor consortium for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) just completed the design work on the supercomputer that…
Australian astronomers have been able to double the number of mysterious fast radio bursts discovered so far
Using the Australia Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder in western Australia, a team of researchers almost doubled the number of FRBs…
The Closest Supernova Since 1604 Is Hissing At Us
By examining faint radio emissions from a local supernova remnant, astronomers are learning more about how stars behave before they…
The Dutch Are Going To The Moon With The Chinese
As part of China's Chang'e-4 lunar mission. a new radio antenna being developed in the Netherlands will be deployed to…
Missing Matter Found! Fast Radio Bursts Confirm Cosmological Model
By measuring a fast radio burst (FRB) coming from space, a team of CSIRO scientists claims to have accounted for…