Simply astronomical – the Square Kilometre Array
Further reading
November/December 2009, pages 32-35
Seeing’ 20c at 3.7 million paces (by Peter Pockley)
Provides an update to the Australian bid for the SKA with four initiatives to support Australia’s chances of hosting the telescope.
January/February 2009, pages 15-18
The first galaxies (by Stuart Wyithe)
Explains how astronomers are investigating the early Universe through hydrogen surveys and the Murchison Widefield Array in Western Australia.
January/February 2009, pages 22-25
The magnetic Universe (by Bryan Gaensler)
Describes the magnetic fields in the Universe and research into their evolution with the SKA.
January/February 2009, pages 38-40
The Square Kilometre Array (by Lister Staveley-Smith)
Outlines the science goals of the SKA, the candidate Australian site and pathfinder programs.
April 2008, pages 20-22
Telescope wars (by Peter Pockley)
Describes the development of technology for the SKA through pathfinder telescopes in southern Africa and Australia.
August 2006 pages 16-19
Largest telescope plan becomes even larger (by Peter Pockley)
Describes Australian involvement in the development of the SKA.
October 2003, pages 17-22
Back to the Big Bang (by Peter Pockley)
Looks at the proposed development of large telescopes, in particular the SKA.
9 February 2009
Pulsars give more accurate test of relativity (by Katie Lee)
Reports on Australian tests of relativity using a double pulsar system.
28 September 2006
Australia shortlisted for world's biggest telescope
Reports on the decision to shortlist Australia and South Africa as potential sites for the SKA.
27 September 2006
Array for Australia? (by Carmelo Amalfi)
Provides an overview of the SKA and the shortlisting of the Australian site.
9 November 2006, pages 138-141
Dutch courage (by Jenny Hogan)
Describes the LOFAR and MWA radiotelescopes designed to detect neutral hydrogen.
New Astronomy Reviews
Volume 48, December 2004
Science with the Square Kilometre Array (eds. C Carilli and S Rawlings)
An online book with detailed, technical information on the science behind the SKA.
27 September 2008, pages 36-39
'All-seeing' telescope could take us back in time (by Marcus Chown)
Provides a description of radiotelescope technology to observe the early universe and a proposal for a telescope to detect all types of radiation.
29 September 2007, page 52
The word: Radio-quiet reserve
Reports on the southern African site shortlisted as a site for the SKA.
16 May 2007, pages 44-46
On the hunt for cosmic fossils (by Stuart Clark)
Describes the use of 21 centimetre radiation to find out about the early universe.
2 September 2006, pages 28-31
North of the Big Bang (by Anil Ananthaswamy)
Explains research into cosmic magnetic fields and their use for learning about the early universe.
18 August 2006, pages 910-912
Candidate sites for world's largest telescope face first big hurdle (by Robert Koenig)
Describes the initial four candidate sites for the SKA.
The Helix
April/May 2009, pages 22-23
Revealing the secrets of the stars (by Kath Kovac)
Reviews the technology and science of the Square Kilometre Array in simple language.
27 August 2006
How the stars were born (by Michael D. Lemonick)
Describes research and theories on the evolution of the first stars and galaxies, including hydrogen surveys.
December 2006
Tuning into outer space
Provides a basic overview of the SKA.
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