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World’s biggest radio telescope launched in South Africa
The world’s biggest radio telescope primed to study galaxy formation has been launched in South Africa.
The unveiling is the first phase of what will be the world’s largest telescope in a project to try to unravel the secrets of the universe.
The SKA will become operational by 2030 and explore exploding stars, black holes and traces of the universe’s origins.
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“The telescope will be the largest of its own kind in the world with image resolution quality exceeding the Hubble Space Telescope by a factor of 50 times,” David Mabuza, South Africa’s deputy president, said on Friday.
“This day represents some of Africa’s milestones in our quest to catch up with the rest of the world and make our own contributions to civilisation,” he said.
The 64-dish MeerKAT telescope in the Northern Cape region of South Africa will be integrated into a multinational Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
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