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Radio astronomy

Listening in the age of big data — what the makers of !Aitsa learnt from people in the Karoo and Kalahari

Maverick Life

Listening in the age of big data — what the makers of !Aitsa learnt from people in the Karoo and Kalahari

By Neil Rusch

Eavesdropping on the sky: The backstory of MeerKAT and SKA

Maverick Life

Eavesdropping on the sky: The backstory of MeerKAT and SKA

By Julienne Du Toit

A mysterious signal looked like a sign of alien technology — but it turned out to be radio interference

Maverick Life

A mysterious signal looked like a sign of alien technology — but it turned out to be radio interference

By Danny C Price

On citizen astronomers and foreign bodies

Maverick Life

On citizen astronomers and foreign bodies

By Chris Marais

Bernie Fanaroff, South Africa’s modest national treasure

South Africa

Bernie Fanaroff, South Africa’s modest national treasure

By Rebecca Davis

Newsdeck

New insights into mysterious, cosmic 'fast radio bursts'

By AFP

In memoriam: John Billingham, the man who chased ET all over the universe

World

In memoriam: John Billingham, the man who chased ET all over the universe

By Richard Poplak

Decision time for SKA

Newsdeck

Decision time for SKA

By Reuters

Um, if we get ET on the line, what will we say?

Sci-Tech

Um, if we get ET on the line, what will we say?

By Andy Rice