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Schoolgirl’s Encounter with Astronomy Leads to Doctoral Degree
Dr Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana’s first encounter of an informative kind with...
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Rendering of possible HIRAX array to be installed at the South Africa Radio Astronomy Observatory site in the Karoo
DSI-NRF Funds HIRAX Dark Energy Telescope Credit: Prof Cynthia Chiang...
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UKZN Contributes to International Study Throwing Fresh Light on the Age of the Universe
Professors Matt Hilton and Kavilan Moodley from the ARC are...
Read MoreScientists look at the universe’s oldest light
Watch Associate Professor Matt Hilton in an interview with eNCA,...
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New View of Nature’s Oldest Light Adds Fresh Twist to Debate Over Universe’s Age
From a mountain high in Chile’s Atacama Desert, astronomers with...
Read MoreHIRAX Project Edging Closer to Dish Installation at Karoo Site
The Hydrogen and Real time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX) project led...
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