17 February 2026
Press Release! MeerKAT discovers record-breaking cosmic laser halfway across the universe
UP/IDIA researchers open a new frontier enabled by MeerKAT…
4 August 2025
PRESS RELEASE! Early star-forming galaxies at cosmic noon were highly magnetized and too windy (engulfed by halos of high-energy cosmic rays)
A team of astronomers, led by the Institute for Research in…
11 February 2025
PRESS RELEASE! IDIA helps UP-led astronomy research team to explore the formation of giant radio galaxies
Using the supercomputing power provided by IDIA facilities…
20 January 2025
PRESS RELEASE! The Age of Giants: IDIA helps MeerKAT to identify a troublesome cosmic beast
With the help of IDIA facilities, South Africa’s MeerKAT…
26 March 2024
MEDIA RELEASE: Meet the 49ers – 49 new galaxies found by MeerKAT and IDIA in a few hours
The 49ers – the 49 new gas-rich galaxies detected by…
25 April 2022
Are galaxies spinning in alignment with the cosmic web?
A new paper by the MIGHTEE-HI team reveals the connection…
22 March 2022
Astronomers reveal best image yet of mysterious ORCs in space
Astronomy’s newest mystery objects, odd radio circles or…
31 January 2022
New MeerKAT radio image reveals complex heart of the Milky Way
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) has…
17 January 2022
The unusual structure of the Spiderweb Galaxy
Galaxy formation and evolution is a fascinating topic.…
9 December 2021
MeerKAT Discovers Mystery Clouds
An international team led by astronomers Gyula Józsa,…









