What Will It Take to Build the World’s Biggest Radio Telescope Observatory
Emily Newton
The SKA (Square Kilometre Array) Radio Telescope Observatory — planned to be the largest radio astronomy facility on the planet — has begun construction after 30 years in the planning stages. This mammoth project comprises two radio telescopes, one in South Africa and the other in Australia. It would be a global observatory operating two telescopes across three continents.
The SKAO is a next-generation radio astronomy-driven Big Data facility with the aim to unlock and go deeper into the...