UCT hosted Italian astrophysicist Dr Grazia Umana to mark the conclusion of RADIOMAP, a three-year South Africa–Italy ...

A huge new telescope array in South Africa has just returned its stunning first image, giving us a glimpse into the distant universe. Called MeerKAT, this radio telescope array currently has 16 dishes ...

In July 2025, astronomers reached an exciting milestone in their hunt to understand how planets and life begin. For the first ...

Physicists and scientists gathered in Hong Kong to map out past, present and future discoveries in mathematics, life sciences ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has produced a radio signal unlike any ever recorded, leaving astronomers puzzled and ...

For the first time since its discovery in June, scientists have been able to detect a strange radio signal from the ...

A new radio astronomical receiver project of the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy has received full funding by the Max Planck Society. The scientific defined frequency range from 1.6 to 3.5 ...

What is the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)? The SKA will be the world’s largest radio telescope when it comes online in the coming decade. It will consist of thousands of dishes and antennas spread out ...

MeerKAT radio telescope detected hydroxyl (OH) absorption lines from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, marking its first ...

A powerful telescope in South Africa has detected a space laser, known as a "megamaser," that is 5 billion lightyears from Earth. Scientists named it Nkalakatha, an isiZulu word meaning "big boss." ...

MeerKAT and NASA's Swift detected OH signals from 3I/ATLAS, confirming it's outgassing water-related molecules.