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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Astronomer reveals how Starlink satellites are "leaking" radio signals

    Astronomer reveals how Starlink satellites are "leaking" radio signals When I was a child in the 1970s, seeing a satellite pass overhead in the night sky was a rare event. Now it is commonplace: sit outside for a few minutes after dark, and you can’t miss them. Thousands of satellites have...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Jan

    SKA to build one of the world's fastest supercomputers in Cape Town

    South Africa will host one of the fastest supercomputers in the world The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) project will build two supercomputers that would be the joint sixth fastest in the world if they were finished today, according to Top500. The supercomputers are being built for the SKA-Mid...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Jan

    Square Kilometre Array groundbreaking ceremony in South Africa today

    Square Kilometre Array to begin construction in South Africa The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) officially marked the start of construction of its two powerful radio telescopes in South Africa and Australia on Monday, 5 December 2022. The construction commencement ceremonies come 18...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    SKA helped Starlink reduce South African exclusion zone and update coverage map

    Starlink map update is good news for South Africa SpaceX has significantly reduced the size of an "exclusion zone" for its Starlink Internet service in South Africa in a recent update to its coverage map. A concerned MyBroadband Forum member previously brought the zone to our attention in May...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Jan

    Starlink map shows big dead zone centred over SKA

    Starlink map shows huge "dead zone" in South Africa — what it could mean SpaceX recently launched a new coverage map for its Starlink satellite Internet service, which suggests it might exclude a large part of South Africa from its rollout plans. The map divides areas across the globe where...
    • Jan
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    • south african radio astronomy observatory (sarao) spacex square kilometre array (ska) starlink
    • Replies: 25
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  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    SKA vs James Webb Telescope

    SKA vs James Webb Telescope The headline-making launch in late December of the James Webb Space Telescope is humankind’s latest attempt to learn about the origins of our universe. Like the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) the James Webb was in the engineering pipeline for decades. The SKA is a...
  8. Jan

    SKA construction steams ahead - over 500 million euros in contracts

    R8.8 billion construction funding for massive telescope — how South Africa will benefit Infrastructure work at the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope site in South Africa's Karoo is set to begin in 2022, and could see South African builders land substantial contracts. Only six months after...
    • Jan
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    • andrea casson ian hastings radio telescope ska observatory (skao) square kilometre array (ska)
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Natural Sciences
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    SKA's MeerKAT studying thousands of galaxies

    SKA's MeerKAT studying thousands of galaxies Galaxies — massive collections of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems – are a fundamental component of our Universe. Understanding how they have formed and evolved over cosmic eras remains one of the greatest challenges of...
  10. Jan

    All systems go for SKA

    All systems go for SKA The giant radio telescope will attempt to answer some of humanity's most enigmatic questions.
    • Jan
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    • african vlbi network (avn) naledi pandor square kilometre array (ska) very long baseline interferometry (vlbi)
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Natural Sciences
  11. Kevin Lancaster

    Vox YahClick for farmers in SKA radio-quiet zone

    Vox YahClick for farmers in SKA radio-quiet zone The Square Kilometre Array and Vox have announced a partnership to provide voice and data services
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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