MeerKAT telescope

SUSANNA ANBU A joint collaboration by a team of astronomers from the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), the United States National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), the University of Pretoria (UP), and Rhodes University have used the MeerKAT telescope to solve the mystery behind the x-shape emanated by certain galaxies. The study observed a galaxy called PKS 2014-55, situated 800 million light years away from Earth, and proposed the reasons for the characteristic x-shape visualised. The results of the study have been accepted for publication in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. MeerKAT is a radio telescope comprising of 64 antennas spanningRead More →