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Australia, NZ And South Africa To Share Square Kilometre Array
The Square Kilometre Array has had its fair share of controversy. In March, it was leaked that Australia’s proposal had been upstaged by South Africa and in April, we found out the final decision on where it would be constructed had been delayed. Well, the wait is over — the SKA Organisation has announced that…
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Interview: Dr Brian Boyle On SKA
We’ve covered the SKA previously, looking specifically at how the NBN and associated fibre technologies are helping in Australia’s bid for the world’s largest telescope. I sat down with Dr Brian Boyle from the CSIRO to dig into the specifics of Australia’s SKA bid and its importance to Australian science. Here’s the first part of…
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Australia Bidding For The World’s Biggest Telescope
Back in 1969, when Neil Armstrong first alighted from the man-made spaceship to step foot on the moon, Australia played a key role in transmitting the footage of that historic moment to the world. But that key moment for Australian science could pale in comparison to the potential of what we could achieve if Australia…