SKA sites in Australia and South Africa at night. 1 credit Construction of the world’s largest radio astronomy facility, the Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO), began on December 4. The observatory is a global project that has been going on for 30 years. With two enormous telescopes, one (low frequency) in Australia and the other …
Construction of the world’s largest radio astronomy observatory, the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), has officially begun in Australia after three decades of development. A huge intergovernmental effort, the SKA has been hailed as one of the greatest science projects of this century. It will allow scientists to go back to the beginning of the history …
By Katie Hunt and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Three astronauts lifted off to China’s nearly completed space station on Tuesday, marking the start of the country’s long-term presence in space. It’s a major achievement for China’s ambitious space program, which has explored the far side of the Moon and Mars. The milestone also means …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Three astronauts lifted off to China’s nearly completed space station on Tuesday, marking the start of the country’s long-term presence in space. It’s a major achievement for China’s ambitious space program, which has …
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A new particle accelerator at Michigan State University is about to discover thousands of isotopes never seen before. Credit: Rare Isotope Beam Facility, CC BY-ND A few hundred yards from where we are sitting is a large metal chamber devoid of air and covered with the cables needed to control the instruments within. A particle …
