Saru Posted April 3, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 3, 2012 The ambitious Square Kilometre Array will be 50 times more sensitive than existing radio telescopes. Over the next 12 years, thousands of antennas will be built and installed across a 5,000-kilometer stretch of the southern hemisphere. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted April 3, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Aww, when I first read about this I was under the impression that it was definitely going to be in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technocrat Posted April 3, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Will they be searching for aliens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 4, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Will they be searching for aliens? Its primary purpose is astronomy not SETI, but it's possible that some of the collected data will be useful in the search for extraterrestrial signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKO Posted April 5, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Fingers crossed they will be in Australia, Plenty of room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted April 5, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 5, 2012 who is paying the Electricity Bill to power it up,or are they using their own generators ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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