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MeerKAT Radio Telescope

January 30 , 2021 1271 days 874 0
  • The MeerKAT Radio Telescope is located in Northern Cape of South Africa.
  • It recently discovered two giant radio galaxies.
  • The galaxies were discovered under the MIGHTEE survey.
  • The discovered galaxies are bigger than 93% of any other giants discovered before.
  • MeerKAT is one of the four precursors to the final Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
  • The SKA is an intergovernmental radio telescope project built in South Africa and Australia.
  • The SKA is an international effort to build the world largest radio telescope.

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