After years of investments, African telescopes are emerging as global leaders in frontier astronomy. From South Africa’s MeerKAT capturing the universe’s most distant gigamaser to Ghana’s radio ...

A collaboration between a leading British supercomputing center and South Africa's national astronomical observatory is using artificial intelligence to ...

A UCT-led team has used South Africa's MeerKAT and Salt to reveal a vast hidden supercluster lurking behind the Milky Way.

Meanwhile, billions of Muslims around the world watch the sky for the sighting of the crescent moon that marks the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid celebrations. Science is changing how the moon is ...

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory is training star guides to transform the Karoo’s night skies into economic ...

South African project was employing AI and digital technologies to automate optical and infrared telescopes and make them “smarter”, that is, able to monitor themselves, immediately process data, and ...

While city lights can hamper stargazing, there are a few prime spots in and around the Mother City to catch grand celestial sights.

The observatory aims to answer a number of questions about the universe by studying different phenomena in the sky, including supernovae (exploding stars), asteroids, dark matter and the properties of ...

The programme is using AI and advanced digital technologies to automate and make telescopes smarter, so they can ...

The main purpose of the job is to work as part of a team executing the systems engineering on projects covering design, development, construction, integration, verification and commissioning of ...

After a decade of research, Cape Town astronomers have revealed the vast Vela supercluster, a monumental cosmic structure hidden behind the Milky Way, transforming our understanding of galaxy ...

While the stars stayed hidden, the spirit of collaboration and conservation took centre stage at the Night Under the Stars event.