Talking science communication in Cape Town
Scientists and communicators from across the world and the across the scientific spectrum came together on the 28th of August when ScienceLink hosted their second...
Tag : SKA
Big discoveries and sharper pictures for growing MeerKAT telescope
THE MEERKAT telescope turned its eyes to deep space for the first time last year, and this year has produced even more captivating images with...
[LISTEN] The Science Inside: Radio waves, lost continents and skirt lengths
by AdminBraai
Want to know more about a cellphone that could charge itself, how to build a radio from scratch or how the SKA radio telescope is to...
2017 SCIENCE BUDGET GOES UP, BUT THE MONEY BUYS LESS
by Sarah Wild
Analysis On paper, South Africa’s science and technology budget continues to edge up. On Wednesday, finance minister Pravin Gordhan delivered his national budget to Parliament,...
Between science and society: Northern Cape communities struggle with the telescope in their backyards
by Paul Kennedy
“Will the SKA affect pregnancies in the area?” The question comes in Afrikaans, in a rough voice belonging to someone who has lived a much...
The nuts and bolts that make up the KAT-7 #Scibraai Monday Menu
Do you want to get up to speed with what’s been happening in the Karoo since the construction of the first KAT-7 radio telescopes started?...
Eight water data projects from last weekend’s SKAHack
by AdminBraai
While the past week may have seen massive downpours, it doesn’tmean the drought and water shortages are over. This is why Geekulcha hosted its most recent...
Die seun van Soweto en die ‘SKA-babas’
by Elsabé Brits
CARNARVON. – Min mense kan sê hulle is ’n teleskoop-operateur. Kabelo Montshiwa (29), wat in Soweto grootgeword het en nou in die Moederstad woon, kan...
Karoo in rep en roer met bou van MeerKAT-skottelantennas
by Elsabé Brits
Die Karoo-landskap 85 km van Carnarvon sal oor twee jaar besaai wees met 64 skottelantennas wat elk byna 20 m hoog staan. Alles is reeds bestel om...
Blind astronomer turns data into beautiful sounds – Scifest 2015
by Paul Kennedy
It’s impossible to describe the incandescent beauty of the Milky Way on a clear night, especially if you can get away from the city lights....