John Jubinsky replied to John Jubinsky's discussion 'South Africa Location Tentatively Approved for Major Telescope Project' in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN

South Africa tentatively edged out Australia for the location of a very powerful radio telescope project that is expected to cost more than 2 billion dollars. Per the article:

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The US$2.1-billion SKA radio telescope will be made up of some 3,000 dishes, each 15 metres in diameter. The project will try to answer big questions about the early Universe: how the first elements heavier than helium formed, for example, and how the first galaxies coalesced. The telescope is so sensitive that it could even pick up television signals from distant worlds ? something that might aid in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

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http://www.nature.com/news/south-africa-wins-science-panel-s-backin...

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