A big moment for Africa: why the MeerKAT -- and astronomy -- matter: School children at the site of the KAT-7 radio telescope in Carnarvon, South Africa. Kevin GovenderAstronomy in Africa will take a giant leap forward with the unveiling of the 64-dish MeerKAT array in South Africa on July 13. The MeerKAT will be the largest and most sensitive radio telescope in the southern … [Read more...] about A big moment for Africa: why the MeerKAT — and astronomy — matter | The Conversation
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From rural Kenya to a PhD in astronomy: how partnerships made it possible | The Conversation
From rural Kenya to a PhD in astronomy: how partnerships made it possible: Reuters/Mike HutchingsI grew up in a Kenyan village with dark skies and vivid stars. We admired the sky and listened to stories about it told by the elders. There were few expectations that the children in our village would ever understand the sky’s secrets as this was … [Read more...] about From rural Kenya to a PhD in astronomy: how partnerships made it possible | The Conversation
