Today, ASTRON and the Polish LOFAR consortium POLFAR signed a contract for the construction of three new antenna stations for the International LOFAR Telescope (ILT) in the north, west and south of Poland. Signing of the contract took place at … Read more

1 July 2014, Leiden, the Netherlands – A consortium consisting of ASTRON and the Universities of Amsterdam, Groningen, Leiden and Nijmegen has been awarded 12M€ for their participation in the design of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA will be the … Read more

1 March 2014, Murchison Radio Observatory (MRO), Western Australia, Australia – UK Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop today visited Australia’s site for the planned Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope. The SKA is a … Read more

<p dir=”ltr”>Today, the UK Science Minister, the Rt Hon David Willetts, is announcing a significant investment in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, and will be present at Jodrell Bank Observatory in the afternoon with major stakeholders. The SKA Office … Read more

11 March 2014, SKA Headquarters, Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK – The UK Science Minister, the Rt Hon David Willetts announced funding of £100M (€120M) for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, speaking ahead of an event at Jodrell Bank Observatory today. … Read more