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The SKA aims to solve some of the biggest questions in the field of astronomy. The unprecedented sensitivity of the thousands of individual radio receivers, combining to create the world’s largest radio telescope will give astronomers insight into the formation and evolution of the first stars and galaxies after the ...
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The unprecedented sensitivity of the thousands of individual radio receivers, combining to create the world’s largest radio telescope will give astronomers insight into the formation and evolution of the first stars and galaxies after the Big Bang, the role of cosmic magnetism, the nature of gravity, and possibly even life beyond Earth.
The SKA will generate enough raw data to fill 15m 64GB iPods every day!
SKA project Team
If history is any guide, the SKA will make many more discoveries than we can imagine today.
The science key drivers for the SKA have been broken down in to key categories, each of which has its own working group to facilitate and manage the scientific goals.
Five key science projects have been selected:
The acceleration in the expansion of the Universe has been attributed to a mysterious dark energy. The SKA will investigate this expansion after the Big Bang by mapping the cosmic distribution of hydrogen.
The SKA will investigate the nature of gravity and challenge the theory of general relativity.
The SKA will create three-dimensional maps of cosmic magnets to understand how they stabilise galaxies, influence the formation of stars and planets, and regulate solar and stellar activity.
The SKA will look back to the Dark Ages, a time before the Universe lit up, to discover how the earliest black holes and stars were formed.
The SKA will be able to detect very weak extraterrestrial signals and will search for complex molecules, the building blocks of life, in space.
The SKA aims to solve some of the biggest questions in the field of astronomy. The unprecedented sensitivity of the thousands of individual radio receivers, combining to create the world’s largest radio telescope will give astronomers insight into the formation and evolution of the first stars and galaxies after the ...
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Associate Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory Tim O’Brien gives an inspiring presentation on why we should care about the Square Kilometre Array and what it represents. The presentation was recorded at the SKA Prospectus Workshop held at the Jodrell Bank Observatory.
The complex politics of global warming results from numerous cofactors arising from the global economy’s dependence on carbon dioxide emitting fossil fuels; and because greenhouse gases such as CO methane and N2O (mostly from agriculture) cause global warming.
The makers of the children’s book The Gruffalo have drawn their characters practising social distancing to help children understand the regulations. Author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler created the panels as a “light-hearted” way of spreading the message. They feature The Gruffalo, Stickman and The Smeds and The Smoos ...
