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On Friday, July 13, 2018, Vice President David Mabuza will formally launch the network of 64 MeerKAT antennas, a milestone in radioastronomy, in Carnarvon, Northern Cape.The MeerKAT will be the world's largest radio telescope until the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) is completed and is integrated in phase 1 of the SKA medium frequency component.
The SKA, when it is finished, will be 50 to 100 times more sensitive than any other radio. telescope on Earth. The SKA should address fundamental questions about the universe, including how the first stars and galaxies were formed. It is built by an international consortium, including Canada, China, India, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. , and will be co-organized in Africa and Australia. be supported by the Minister of Science and Technology, Ms. Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane; Former Ministers of Science and Technology, including Mr. Ben Ngubane, Mr. Mosibudi Mangena, Mr. Derek Hanekom and Ms. Naledi Pandor, and Ms. Sylvia Lucas, Premier of North Cape
Members Media are invited: DAY 1 (Thursday, July 12, 2018) Information Session for the Media Date: July 12, 2018 Time: 10:00 – 12:00 Location: Sbada Hall Media Meal
Date: July 12 Location: Lord Carnarvon Restaurant Time: 18:00
DAY 2 (Friday, July 13) Date: July 13 Time: 07: 00-13: 00 Location: SKA Main Site
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