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SKAO in the news
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CGTN
Echoes of the Skies – In a 30-minute documentary for Chinese broadcaster CGTN, filmmakers traced the history of the SKA project in South Africa and the positive impact it has had on science, education, and livelihoods.
Royal Society
The origin of the universe’s oldest stars – This film showcasing the work of astrophysicist Dr. Emma Chapman relays how vital the SKA-Low telescope will be for charting the cosmic dawn of our Universe.
The Conversation
How our ancestors viewed the sky: new film explores both indigenous and modern cosmology – Learn how the makers of documentary film !Aitsa (awarded “Best of the Fest” at the Encounters Film Festival in Cape Town) transposed the star-lore of the first inhabitants of the SKA-Mid site to the big screen.
ZME Science
Satellite surge: how radio astronomy is trying to see beyond the crowded skies – SKAO Spectrum Manager Federico Di Vruno speaks about efforts to protect radio astronomy from the negative effects of mega satellite constellations.
Space.com
Electronics on world’s largest radio telescope are more radio-quiet than a smartphone on the moon – Find out how the electronic devices that will power the SKA-Low telescope’s antennas were designed to avoid interference with faint astronomical signals.
ABC
‘Frenetically busy’ start to work on site for Square Kilometre Array in WA’s outback Murchison – Australia’s public broadcaster attended a ceremony to mark the start of infrastructure work at the site of the future SKA-Low telescope. Marvel at aerial shots of the progress.
