SKA project in SA

[Niel]

This is the biggest sientific project in the world being planned/build in Carnarvon area - as per 50/50

[Dadz Toy BFI]

This is the biggest sientific project in the world being planned/build in Carnarvon area - as per 50/50

Please expand Niel

(for us simple folk enol) :shifty:

[Niel]

Rich, here you go - copied but very interresting:
"Astronomers and engineers of around the world are about to build the world's biggest telescope, called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), capable of peering deep into space at such things as gamma-ray bursts, extrasolar planets, evolving galaxies, dark matter and possibly even back to the Big Bang, where it all began. The SKA project will create a huge radio telescope - in fact, hundreds of small collection stations forming one ‘big picture' - covering the agreed frequencies of between 0.1 and 25 GHz.

The international consortium behind the project includes many European partners who are busy working on design studies and demonstrators paving the way for the final SKA product."

http://www.ska.ac.za/ska2009/index.shtml

[Dadz Toy BFI]

Wow

tar

[BenHur]

They have been talking about this for a few years already, is it finally getting off the ground?

[ThysdJ]

I know at one stage the site was either going to be the Central Karoo or somewhere in the Aussie-land outback. Seems like we won that round too... Cool stuff, that would bring some sorely needed finances and job creation into that area!!

[dalkill]

well it's not a done deal yet. the aussies apparently has not started on their site yet, and we have alot of infrastructure in place already - I would say it's tipped in our favour... I hope the top brass don't mess this up again in their quest to fill the almighty backpocket

[Piesang]

Ag neewat die ouens hier wat werkloos is en dink hul gaan werksgeleenthede daar kry staak alklaar vir meer PAY........