South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s
You may not know it, but right now there’s a huge cosmic rave party happening far, far above our heads. The chief party goers ...
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South African Telescope Discovers A Giant Galaxy That's 32 Times Bigger Than Earth's
In some galaxies, large amounts of interstellar gas ... However, a new generation of radio telescopes, including South Africa's MeerKAT , have turned this idea on its head: in the past five ...
University of Manchester5 年
Caught in the act: MeerKAT telescope spies stellar flare
The orbital period was determined using optical observations with the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT). Fortuitously, the star is sufficiently bright to have also been monitored by optical ...
University of Manchester2 年
The MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa receives prestigious award of the Royal ...
MeerKAT is a radio telescope consisting of 64 antennas in the Northern Cape region of South Africa. The recipients of the award include institutions from ... the MeerKAT images of the Galactic Centre ...