The first International Astronomical Union General Assembly was held just over 100 years ago, in Rome, Italy.
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MeerKAT has made remarkable contributions to South African and international science.
To the ǀXam and San people, being in the world as a person includes “the sky’s things” - an understanding of and deep connection with the cosmos.
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Technology is allowing astronomers to study and analyse galaxies in far more detail than was previously possible.
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Associate Professor of Astronomy, University of the Western Cape
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Research Associate, University of the Witwatersrand
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SARAO Postdoctoral Fellow, University of the Western Cape
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Astrophysicist (Post Doctoral Research Fellow), Harvard University
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Director: Wits Centre for Astrophysics; SKA Chair in Radio Astronomy, University of Cape Town; Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy
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Postdoctoral researcher, Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy
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Distinguished Professor at the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa