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MeerKAT

ZA
academic
Northern Cape, South Africa
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Distinguishing between a GRB orphan afterglow scenario and a tidal disruption scenario for Askap J005512-255834 will require simultaneous radio observations with ASKAP, MeerKAT, and SKA and X-ray observations with Swift and Einstein Probe.

Mentioned as: meerkatNarrative GeneralMar 5, 2026Radiotelescopio Askap rileva eco di un lampo di raggi gamma

MeerKAT is located in the Karoo desert in South Africa.

Mentioned as: MeerKATNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2025Radiotelescopio MeerKAT, operativa la nuova banda 5B del progetto STILES

Current receivers used on MeerKAT cover a frequency range of 0.58 to 3.5 GHz.

Mentioned as: MeerKATNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2025Radiotelescopio MeerKAT, operativa la nuova banda 5B del progetto STILES

Grazia Umana coordinates the MeerKAT Band 5B project and is a researcher at INAF.

Mentioned as: MeerKATNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2025Radiotelescopio MeerKAT, operativa la nuova banda 5B del progetto STILES

Italy and South Africa are collaborating in astrophysical research to enhance the MeerKAT radio telescope.

Mentioned as: MeerKATNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2025Radiotelescopio MeerKAT, operativa la nuova banda 5B del progetto STILES

The project involves implementing 64 5B-band receiving systems on each MeerKAT antenna, which includes receivers developed by the Max Planck Institute in Germany under contract with INAF.

Mentioned as: MeerKATOrg RelationshipDec 5, 2025Radiotelescopio MeerKAT, operativa la nuova banda 5B del progetto STILES

The receiving system for MeerKAT will cover the frequency range from 8.3 to 15.4 GHz.

Mentioned as: meerkatTechnical ProductDec 5, 2025Radiotelescopio MeerKAT, operativa la nuova banda 5B del progetto STILES

The PNRR STILES project is intended to strengthen Italian leadership in ELT and SKA through the addition of 64 new 5B-band digitizers to MeerKAT.

Mentioned as: MeerKATNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2025Radiotelescopio MeerKAT, operativa la nuova banda 5B del progetto STILES

The implementation of the 5B band will significantly enhance MeerKAT's ability to conduct radio investigations of the universe with higher frequencies and resolution.

Mentioned as: MeerKATNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2025Radiotelescopio MeerKAT, operativa la nuova banda 5B del progetto STILES

A megamaser produced by a galaxy collision was detected by the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa in April 2022.

Mentioned as: MeerKATNarrative GeneralApr 27, 2022Op-ed | South Africa’s Space Journey Charts a Course for the Continent

SKA-Mid in South Africa will feature 197 dishes, including the 64 dishes of the existing MeerKAT array.

Mentioned as: MeerKATNarrative PlanJul 3, 2021Radio telescope faces “extremely concerning” threat from satellite constellations