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 ...

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 ...

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." ...

The Racine Zoo is making room for four special new residents: meerkat brothers and sisters. Teak, Baobab, Cedar and Acacia are the new meerkats joining the zoo family. The group consists of three ...

Radio astronomy opens a window onto the invisible universe. While our eyes can detect visible light, countless objects in ...

Meerkats are small, big-eyed, highly social mongooses who live in South Africa in packs ranging from two to more than 30 individuals in which complex social networks and social hierarchies regulate ...

SEATTLE (AP) - With some help from the community, Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo has decided on African names for its new mob of meerkats. People were asked to vote on what to name the residents of the ...

Dartmoor Zoo said it has welcomed two meerkat pups to its Meerkat Manor A zoo in Devon has welcomed new meerkat pups, thanks to school funding. Dartmoor Zoo said the new additions would have not been ...

Michelle Lochner receives funding from the National Research Foundation and the Department of Science and Innovation. New telescopes with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution are being unveiled ...

The positions in the table below reflect the Kalahari Meerkat Project (KMP)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position ...