The SKA project aims to build the world's largest radio telescope called the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) at a cost of $20 billion, which will be completed by 2024. Over a dozen countries and nearly 100 organizations are collaborating on building the SKA and its precursor, the MeerKAT radio telescope located in South Africa's Karoo region. The MeerKAT array currently under construction will have 64 dishes and conduct pioneering science as the SKA project progresses towards building a telescope ten thousand times more powerful than current ones.

1. The SKA Meerkat Project
By Hana Manjra and Shana
Daniels

2. About SKA
• SKA stands for Square Kilometer Array
• They have made 7 telescopes
• Will be the worlds biggest telescope
and biggest scientific project
• Project will be finished by 2024
• Will cost $20 billion
• Ten thousand times faster than a
normal telescope frequincy.

3. The Meerkat telescopes
• Many different countries are working
together to build - and pay for - the SKA.
• At least 13 countries and close to 100
organisations are already involved, and
more are joining the project.
• The MeerKAT array, currently taking
shape in South Africa's Karoo region, is a
world-class radio telescope designed to do
ground-breaking science.

4. Who is doing this project?
• At least 13 countries and close to 100
organisations are already involved, and more
are joining the project.
• Dr Bernie Fanaroff is the Project Director of
the South African SKA Project.
• Dr. Fanaroff has a PhD in radio astronomy
from Cambridge University.
• There are also about 100 engineers and radio
astronomers designing and building South
Africa's 64-dish radio telescope - MeerKAT.

5. • Almost the whole countries government
had donated money to this project. (13
countries)

6. • Almost the whole countries government
had donated money to this project. (13
countries)