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A Quiet Place – An in-depth feature on the Indigenous communities local to the future SKA-Low site in Australia, and work on the Indigenous Land Use Agreement between CSIRO and traditional owners.
Physics in South Africa – How radio astronomy and involvement in the SKA is contributing to a boom in South Africa’s physics sectors.
The largest telescope ever made – The popular science podcast speaks to SKA Director-General Prof. Philip Diamond about the exciting science the SKA will make possible.
THE AUSTRALIAN The big picture emerges in WA – Behind the scenes of a science-meets art documentary centred on the SKA and Indigenous astronomy, currently in production at the future SKA-Low site. HPC WIRE Four Teams Using ORNL’s Summit Supercomputer Named Finalists in 2020 Gordon Bell Prize – The finalists for the prestigious supercomputing prize included an international team working on data pipelines for the SKA.
SCIENCE Starlink already threatens optical astronomy. Now, radio astronomers are worried – Science magazine explores the effect of satellite constellations on the SKA and other observatories, and efforts to mitigate the impact. SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING WORLD Harvesting data from large radio telescope arrays – Mark Stickells, executive director of Australia’s Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, discusses the centre’s vital role in processing astronomical data, and how the centre has contributed to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
REFLETS DE LA PHYSIQUE Le Square Kilometre Array, un radiotélescope géant - Chiara Ferrari, Maison SKA-France Director, provides an overview of the SKA and the science it will tackle in the French Physics Society’s magazine. GITLAB How SKA uses Gitlab to help construct the world’s largest radio telescope – SKAO is leading the design of the globally distributed radio telescope SKA, using GitLab SCM and CI for scientific collaboration, development efficiency, and transparency.
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Social media has been awash with messages of support and dismay at Arecibo’s tragic end. Here’s one take on it – first SETI message (1974), Decommissioning (2020), Farewell Arecibo. Credit: Jesús Carmona (@JesCarmons)
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DON’T MISS! SKA AT UN75 GA On the occasion of the United Nations 75th General Assembly, SKAO was invited to deliver a series of presentations to discuss the role of the SKA in answering the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The talks, delivered by a number of SKAO staff and key partners from around the SKA’s family, presented the inspirational range of outcomes already being delivered across the SKA project, from human capital development, innovation and technology development, to education and culture. Speakers showed the prospects for the future, demonstrating how the alignment with the UN’s SDGs, and the footprint of the SKA across developed and developing countries, present a unique opportunity for the world.
