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In some galaxies, large amounts of... The Conversation. South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s. Story by Jacinta Delhaize, University of Cape Town ...
You may have heard of the Very Large Telescope, ... South African president says White House meeting wasn't so dramatic. ... Inside the F4U-4 Corsair.
Several slightly large telescopes have come on the scene since: the Large Binocular Telescope with two 8.4 m (331 in) mirrors in Arizona in 2004, the 9.2 m (362 in) South African Large Telescope ...
Astronomers working with South Africa's SKA telescope are pushing authorities to ensure that any licensing agreement with Elon Musk's Starlink will protect their groundbreaking observations, a senior ...
However, a new generation of radio telescopes, including South Africa’s MeerKAT, have turned this idea on its head: in the past five years about 11,000 giants have been discovered.