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Cost of world’s first super telescope jumps to $530 million
The estimated cost of the first construction phase of the world’s largest radio telescope has jumped to 400 million euros ($530 million), the project’s director general said Tuesday. The increase of 50 million euros takes six years of accumulated inflation into account, and the figure could escalate further once additional…
International telescope consortium stalls over siting dispute
The international consortium behind a plan to build the world’s most powerful radio telescope on Wednesday signalled further delays in deciding whether it should be hosted by South Africa or Australia. It was hoped that members of the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) Organisation would set a date for the eagerly…
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