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It is difficult to teach radio astronomy, which detects invisible radio waves, to students. It is not like optical astronomy where you can point a dish at the sky and stare at a star, says Anita Loots, associate director at Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa. “The concepts are abstract because you can’t

Oil giant Shell’s plans to prospect for shale gas in the Karoo could affect SA’s bid to build the world’s biggest radio telescope, MPs heard on Wednesday. Science and technology deputy director-general Val Munsami said