THE decision on where the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) should be located will not be made before next month – and we may be sharing the large telescope with Australia.
SA, partnered with eight other African countries, is competing against Australia, paired with New Zealand, to host the SKA, which is expected to answer the big unanswered questions of the universe.
But the biggest question – where the SKA will be located – remains unanswered.
Members of the SKA Organisation and the board met in the Netherlands this week.
“The members wished to move ahead with the site selection process, and recognised that it is desirable to maintain an inclusive approach to SKA,” said a statement yesterday. “They noted that it is important to maximise the value from the investments made by both candidate host regions.”
It was speculated that this indicated a compromise may be reached, with SA and Australia both hosting the telescope.
- IOL
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