17 January 2022
The unusual structure of the Spiderweb Galaxy
Galaxy formation and evolution is a fascinating topic. Astronomers don’t know exactly how galaxies form. Large…
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9 December 2021
MeerKAT Discovers Mystery Clouds
An international team led by astronomers Gyula Józsa, Michelle Cluver, and Thomas Jarrett has utilized the South…
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11 November 2021
Large MeerKAT data release reveals beautiful new cosmic puzzles
An international team led by a young South African researcher has just announced a comprehensive overview paper for the…
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10 November 2021
AI Uptake: Panel Discussion on Collaborative Research
In the context of the 2021 Indaba X Roadshow, a panel discussion will be held at the University of Pretoria on the new…
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12 October 2021
Exploring and interrogating astrophysical data in virtual reality
Scientists across all disciplines increasingly rely on machine learning algorithms to analyse and sort datasets of ever…
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12 October 2021
MIGHTEE releases Early Science results
Since the MeerKAT radio telescope was inaugurated in 2018, is has been used extensively for observations for the…
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4 October 2021
Science Belongs To All Of Us – NSTF “Science Oscar” For Science Communicator Prof Carolina Ödman
By Nicklaus Kruger, UWC Institutional Advancement South Africa is a country of many languages – but for many of…
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27 September 2021
Administrator, IDIA Projects
UPDATE: This position is now filled. Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas The Inter-University Institute for…
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27 September 2021
Data Scientist
IDIA seeks to appoint a Data Scientist to work on the BRICS Intelligent Telescope and Data Network (BITDN), and the…
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6 September 2021
Name a Megamaser!
Working in partnership with IDIA, astronomers involved in the LADUMA (Looking At the Distant Universe with the MeerKAT…
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