The fossil skull that rocked the world – 100 years later scientists are grappling with the Taung find’s complex colonial legacy
The international scientific community rebuffed this hypothesis. They were looking outside Africa for human origins and ...
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Local researchers make ‘monumental discovery’
Local researchers make ‘monumental discovery’ By Staff Writer, ITWebJohannesburg, 22 Jan 2025The MeerKAT has proven to be a revolutionary tool for exploring the southern sky. The University of Cape ...
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South African telescope uncovers massive galaxy 32 times larger than Earth’s Milky Way
Cape Town: You may not know it ... We’ve created some of the highest-resolution spectral maps ever made for giant radio galaxies. These maps track the age of the plasma across different parts of the ...
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Northern Cape telescope spots ‘troublesome’ cosmic beast
The MeerKAT radio telescope, located in the Northern Cape, has made an extraordinary discovery – a giant ... to create high-resolution spectral age maps, which analyse the plasma’s age across ...
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Giant Radio Galaxy Could Hold 30 Milky Ways, Astronomers Say
Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known ...
Astronomers discover Inkathazo: A radio galaxy 30 times larger than Milky Way
Astronomers discover Inkathazo, a massive giant radio galaxy spanning 3 million light-years, using South Africa's MeerKAT ...
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A giant radio galaxy could be home to almost 30 Milky Way galaxies
Giant radio galaxies (GRGs) are massive, with plasma jets powered by supermassive black holes at their centers, stretching ...
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South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s
We’ve created some of the highest-resolution spectral maps ever made for giant radio galaxies. These maps track the age of the plasma ... at the University of Cape Town, was the lead author ...
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Obamas to be awarded freedom of Cape Town - Patricia de Lille
STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR OF CAPE TOWN, ALDERMAN PATRICIA DE LILLE ... hopes for a city that is a caring home for all of its children. As South Africans, we map, as does the rest of the country ...
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Guidebook highlights 100 wonderful places
The 167-acre, town-owned property features a large ... which features 100 wonderful saunters suitable “for any season, any age, any ability.” The colorful guide was created by Jill McMahon ...