Photograph by Paul Bourke and Jonathan Knispel WASP (UWA), iVEC, ICRAR and CSIRO

Telescopes have allowed us to look beyond our own solar system and make amazing discoveries. Now a new and exciting period approaches through the development of the world’s largest telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).

So what is the SKA and what does the remote desert of WA have to do with it? We took a cosmic journey back in time as Professor Peter Quinn discussed the power and potential of this new technology to discover and unravel the mysteries of the universe.

Supported by Discover SKA.

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Interview with Peter Quinn

Presentation by Professor Peter Quinn

Audience Q&A

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Listen to a podcast by Dr Chris Fluke from the Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing Swinburne University of Technology, where he talks about the technology required for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Dr Fluke gives some insight into the sheer magnitude of this project – we’re talking petabytes of data!

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SKA – Something Kinda Awesome and a tremendous telescope – By Captain SKellett

Finding first light from the cosmic dark ages with the SKA – By Captain SKellett

SKA, supercomputers and information technologies – By Captain SKellett

SKA: The technical aspect of a mega project – By thatscienceguy

SKA: Something Kinda Awesome – By thatscienceguy

What Wonders Will the Square Kilometre Array Uncover? – By Emma Lawrance

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