South Africa submits bid to host SKA radio telescope

The National Research Foundation has submitted the documents supporting the African bid to host the Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope. This follows the initial submission of expressions of interest in 2003 and of reports in 2005, which led to South Africa and Australia being shortlisted as both being suitable for the SKA. The African SKA site bid is led by South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology and includes Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar, Zambia, Mauritius, Kenya and Ghana… (more)