The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope comprises 36 radio dishes, each 12m diameter, giving it the ability to rapidly survey large volumes of the cosmos, detect distant galaxies, study black holes and fast radio bursts. Very cool indeed😎 CSIRO #spaceexploration #science | Tim Peake

20K views · 295 reactions | The Square Kilometre Array is a $3 billion international space project. And it's being built in WA's remote Murchison region. In an area filled with cattle stations and rich with Aboriginal culture, how will this vast operation fit in? : Full story on Landline this Sunday at 12.30 | ABC Landline | Facebook

Our Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is the world's fastest survey radio telescope. We've lit ASKAP up in a rainbow of colours to celebrate our first ever participation in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Located at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory approximately 800km north of Perth, SKA is ideally situated for listening to faint ‘whispers’ from space. Its low levels of radio-frequency interference and sophisticated on-site infrastructure are essential f