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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 are spiralling ... However, a new generation of radio telescopes, including South Africa’s MeerKAT, have turned this idea on its head: in the past ...
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SA takes giant leap with Prime telescope to enhance exoplanet discovery [VIDEO]
“The integration of astro-tourism with flagship astronomy projects like MeerKAT, South African Large Telescope (SALT), and now PRIME underscores the Department’s commitment to leveraging ...
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Houston, we have «Problem» and it’s — a giant radio galaxy spotted by a South African telescope
The MeerKAT telescope, located in the Karoo region of South Africa, consists of 64 radio dishes and is operated ... which would seem to make it difficult for its jets to grow to such a large size (but ...
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South African telescope discovers giant galaxy 32 times size of Milky Way
South Africa's MeerKAT telescope has discovered a massive new radio galaxy spanning more than 32 times the size of the Milky Way, a researcher revealed Saturday. "MeerKAT's newest giant radio ...
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SALT Astronomy Software Developer at South African Astronomical Observatory
The SALT Astronomy software team supports SALT Astronomy Operations to operate, maintain, and develop software for the scientific analysis of observations from the Southern African Large Telescope. We ...
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SALT Astronomy Software Developer at South African Astronomical Observatory – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
The SALT Astronomy software team supports SALT Astronomy Operations to operate, maintain, and develop software for the scientific analysis of observations from the Southern African Large Telescope. We ...