Summary: Due to a new radio telescope array in Africa, scientists are predicting a burst of enthusiasm for my favorite branch of physics. Right now, the challenge is to nurture the African scientists and make sure it is not just a flood of US scientists who happen to be in Africa. A long-term relationship with the country needs to be built up. South Africa is also hoping to use this project to inspire future generations of scientists in their country to boost their country's economy and world standing.
The telescope array will contain 3,000 radio dishes and will be able to scan the sky faster than any previous instruments of the kind. The headquarters of this project is in South Africa who took the other countries by surprise when they won the bid. They won the scientific community with clear skies and legislation that strictly limits the amount of radio noise in that area surrounding the telescope which will make the data incredibly accurate and meaningful.
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Square Kilometer Array (SKA)
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