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Square Kilometre Array Observatory

Intergovernmental organisation that is building the Square Kilometre Array telescopes and will operate them, and which sponsors the SKA science-case literature.

Current clusters

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SKA-Low prototype confirms its sunflower antenna layout loses sensitivity at 125 MHz

SKA Observatory engineers found a sensitivity dip at 125 MHz on the 256-antenna AAVS3 prototype and ruled its sunflower layout out of the final telescope. The modified spiral that replaces it drops the repeating 2.4-meter spacings and has so far been checked only in simulation.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption20
Hype gap+5
Incentives: Insufficient
Confidence62

science1 publisher

SKA chapter routes the hunt for exoplanet magnetic fields through ultracool dwarfs

A chapter in the SKAO's 2026 science book sets out how the Square Kilometre Array could read auroral radio emission from planets around ultracool dwarfs, the one target class with radio detections going back decades.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption: Insufficient
Hype gap+25
Incentives60
Confidence50