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SKA-Low Delivers Strong First Light With Only 1% of Antennas

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Source: Space Daily
SKA-Low Delivers Strong First Light With Only 1% of Antennas
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In March 2025, SKA-Low produced its first image using 1,024 antennas out of 131,072, spotting 85 galaxies and exceeding expectations, proving the array’s design works and signaling far deeper surveys as hundreds of stations come online to enable the cosmic-dawn science.

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In March 2025, Australia's new SKA-Low telescope photographed 85 galaxies using just 1,024 of its planned 131,072 antennas — less than one percent of its full power, and the image was already beyond what scientists hoped for  Space Daily

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