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What is radio astronomy?

Radio telescopes detect and amplify radio waves from space, turning them into signals that astronomers use to enhance our understanding of the Universe.

Square Kilometre Array

Learn about our collaboration and contribution towards the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, an international effort to build the world’s largest radio telescope.

CSIRO and the SKA project

The SKA project is an international effort to build the world’s largest and most capable radio astronomy observatory, designed to enable transformational science that will change our understanding of the Universe.

Our research