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France becomes the 14th member state of SKA Observatory
https://www.skao.int/en/news/722/france-joins-SKAO
📷 The French flag flying outside SKAO Global Headquarters in the UK. Credit: SKAO
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France becomes the 14th member state of SKA Observatory
https://www.skao.int/en/news/722/france-joins-SKAO
📷 The French flag flying outside SKAO Global Headquarters in the UK. Credit: SKAO
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#JORF - Loi autorisant l'approbation de l'accord entre le Gouvernement de la République française et l'Observatoire du réseau d'antennes d'un kilomètre carré #SKAO relatif à l'adhésion de la France à l'Observatoire :
- https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000053416861
- https://www.vie-publique.fr/loi/295986-projet-de-loi-approbation-accord-france-observatoire-skao -
The #SKAO in South Africa 'comes alive' with first fringes milestone - two of SKA-Mid's 15m-diameter dishes were used together to achieve the result, observing a radio galaxy estimated to be around 2.6 billion light years away: https://www.skao.int/en/news/693/ska-mid-milestone
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The #SKAO in South Africa 'comes alive' with first fringes milestone - two of SKA-Mid's 15m-diameter dishes were used together to achieve the result, observing a radio galaxy estimated to be around 2.6 billion light years away: https://www.skao.int/en/news/693/ska-mid-milestone
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#MPIfR:
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Deutschland bekräftigt Engagement für SKAO mit Unterzeichnung eines Großauftrags
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".. in Mainz ansässige Unternehmen OHB Digital Connect wird 86 hochempfindliche Empfänger für das SKA-Mid-Radioteleskop liefern,.."https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/mitteilungen/2025/17
3.11.2025
#Astronomie #Band5 #DZA #Mainz #MeerKAT #OHB #OHBDigitalConnect #Radioastronomie #SKAO #VdR
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#MPIfR:
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Deutschland bekräftigt Engagement für SKAO mit Unterzeichnung eines Großauftrags
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".. in Mainz ansässige Unternehmen OHB Digital Connect wird 86 hochempfindliche Empfänger für das SKA-Mid-Radioteleskop liefern,.."https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/mitteilungen/2025/17
3.11.2025
#Astronomie #Band5 #DZA #Mainz #MeerKAT #OHB #OHBDigitalConnect #Radioastronomie #SKAO #VdR
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Germany reaffirms commitment to #SKAO as major contract signed: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/announcements/2025/8 - OHB Digital Connect will supply 86 highly sensitive receivers for the SKA-Mid radio telescope, currently under construction in South Africa’s Northern Cape; the €10.7m contract is the first to be awarded to Germany since it joined the Observatory just under a year ago.
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Germany reaffirms commitment to #SKAO as major contract signed: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/announcements/2025/8 - OHB Digital Connect will supply 86 highly sensitive receivers for the SKA-Mid radio telescope, currently under construction in South Africa’s Northern Cape; the €10.7m contract is the first to be awarded to Germany since it joined the Observatory just under a year ago.
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Deutschland bekräftigt Engagement für #SKAO mit Unterzeichnung eines Großauftrags: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/mitteilungen/2025/17 - das Unternehmen OHB Digital Connect wird 86 hochempfindliche Empfänger für das SKA-Mid-Radioteleskop liefern, das derzeit in der südafrikanischen Provinz Nordkap gebaut wird; der Auftrag im Wert von 10,7 Millionen Euro ist der erste, der seit dem Beitritt Deutschlands zum SKA-Observatorium vor knapp einem Jahr an ein deutsches Unternehmen vergeben wurde.
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Deutschland bekräftigt Engagement für #SKAO mit Unterzeichnung eines Großauftrags: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/mitteilungen/2025/17 - das Unternehmen OHB Digital Connect wird 86 hochempfindliche Empfänger für das SKA-Mid-Radioteleskop liefern, das derzeit in der südafrikanischen Provinz Nordkap gebaut wird; der Auftrag im Wert von 10,7 Millionen Euro ist der erste, der seit dem Beitritt Deutschlands zum SKA-Observatorium vor knapp einem Jahr an ein deutsches Unternehmen vergeben wurde.
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" It is hailed as a global endeavour to explore the hidden universe – a powerful telescope comprising more than 130,000 antennae being built in outback Western Australia. But while the venture is being lauded as one of the most significant scientific endeavours of the 21st century, the Guardian can reveal that the organisation managing the funds of 16 member states has been rocked by allegations of financial misconduct."
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" It is hailed as a global endeavour to explore the hidden universe – a powerful telescope comprising more than 130,000 antennae being built in outback Western Australia. But while the venture is being lauded as one of the most significant scientific endeavours of the 21st century, the Guardian can reveal that the organisation managing the funds of 16 member states has been rocked by allegations of financial misconduct."
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CW: The video contains flashing lights which may not be suitable for sensitive epilepsy
More pulsar madness!
☑️ Sounds on to get the sonification of the signal
☑️ Warning: the video contains flashing lights which may not be suitable for sensitive epilepsy#skao #vela #pulsar #velapulsar #pulsars #SKAlow #SKA #radioastronomy #physics #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #news #clocks #science #video
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CW: The video contains flashing lights which may not be suitable for sensitive epilepsy
More pulsar madness!
☑️ Sounds on to get the sonification of the signal
☑️ Warning: the video contains flashing lights which may not be suitable for sensitive epilepsy#skao #vela #pulsar #velapulsar #pulsars #SKAlow #SKA #radioastronomy #physics #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #news #clocks #science #video
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The ‘cosmic clocks’ preparing SKAO for early science
Observations of pulsars – rapidly spinning dead stars – are helping the SKA Observatory to prepare for science operations.
https://www.skao.int/en/news/651/cosmic-clocks-preparing-skao-early-science
The signal ⤵️ shows 100 pulses from the Vela pulsar and has been sonified 🔊
#skao #vela #pulsar #velapulsar #pulsars #SKAlow #SKA #radioastronomy #physics #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #news #clocks #science #video
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The ‘cosmic clocks’ preparing SKAO for early science
Observations of pulsars – rapidly spinning dead stars – are helping the SKA Observatory to prepare for science operations.
https://www.skao.int/en/news/651/cosmic-clocks-preparing-skao-early-science
The signal ⤵️ shows 100 pulses from the Vela pulsar and has been sonified 🔊
#skao #vela #pulsar #velapulsar #pulsars #SKAlow #SKA #radioastronomy #physics #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #news #clocks #science #video
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We had a great week full of science in Görlitz. Many thanks to @skao , DZA, and all the other organizers! 🙌
You can get a glimpse of the fantastic atmosphere at the event in our short video.
#skao #RadioAstronomy #Radioastronomie #science #wissenschaft #conference #konferenz #görlitz
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🌟 From June 16 to 20, 2025, Görlitz will become the 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲! 🌟
At the @skao Science Meeting, over 500 researchers from around the world will come together to advance the world’s largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory.
Germany is strongly represented as a founding member through the MPIfR and the DZA. The conference will highlight exciting topics such as cosmology, galaxy evolution, gravitational waves, and the search for life beyond Earth.
👩🔬👨🔬 Over 200 scientific talks, international experts, and a public program featuring a lecture by Prof. Dr. Michael Kramer on June 17.
We are very much looking forward to the conference and a successful collaboration!
#SKAO #radioastronomy #astrophysics #Görlitz2025 #MPIfR #DZA #Science
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Görlitz wird vom 16.–20. Juni 2025 zum 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐞!🌟
Beim @skao SKAO Science Meeting treffen sich über 500 Forschende aus aller Welt, um das weltweit größte Radioteleskop, das Square Kilometre Array Observatory, voranzutreiben.
Deutschland ist als Gründungsmitglied mit dem MPIfR und dem Deutschen Zentrum für Astrophysik (DZA) stark vertreten. Die Konferenz beleuchtet spannende Themen wie Kosmologie, Galaxienentwicklung, Gravitationswellen und die Suche nach Leben im All.
Über 200 wissenschaftliche Vorträge, internationale Expert:innen und ein öffentliches Programm mit einem Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Michael Kramer am 17. Juni.
#SKAO #Radioastronomie #Astrophysik #Görlitz2025 #MPIfR #DZA #Wissenschaft
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🥁 We start the day with great news:
"The first image from the international SKA Observatory’s telescope in Australia, SKA-Low, has been released today – a significant milestone in its quest to reveal an unparalleled view of our Universe."
👉 https://www.skao.int/en/news/621/ska-low-first-glimpse-universe
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🌍🔭 A Telescope Across Three Countries? Yes! 🔭🌍
The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) is revolutionizing radio astronomy with a telescope spanning three countries! 🚀🔬
Learn how this ambitious project is unlocking the mysteries of the universe:
🔗 https://www.skao.int/en/about-us/skao#Astronomy #SKAO #SpaceScience #RadioAstronomy #Innovation #BigScience
Image source: SKAO website
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The DIrector General positions for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) are open right now!
SKAO DG: https://recruitment.skao.int/vacancy/directorgeneral-578885.html
ESO DG: https://recruitment.eso.org/jobs/2024_0086
#DirectorGeneral #EuropeanSouthernObservatory #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #ESO #SKAO #DG #FediJobs
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#DidYouKnow: The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (#SKAO): The Revolutionary #Telescope 40,000 Times Bigger Than #JWST.
When completed, it will have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre.
It will operate over a wide range of frequencies and its size will make it 50 times more sensitive than any other radio instrument
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#DidYouKnow: The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (#SKAO): The Revolutionary #Telescope 40,000 Times Bigger Than #JWST.
When completed, it will have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre.
It will operate over a wide range of frequencies and its size will make it 50 times more sensitive than any other radio instrument
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LOOK!
These odd plots represent the first data from the SKA-low telescope working as an interferometer.
Data comes from two stations (each with 256 antennas) where the signal is correlated. That little kink is the radio galaxy Centaurus A.
SKA is starting to come online!
SKA-low features these odd-looking antennas that resemble Christmas trees. 256 of them sit in a ‘station’ which acts as a single unit. Once construction is complete (end of decade) there will be 512 stations separated by distance creating a large virtual telescope.
SKA-low is the Australian side of the project and will feature over 131,000 antennas to cover the low-frequency bands.
This will complement SKA-mid, located in South Africa which will have an interferometer made of dish antennas and cove a huge bandwidth up to 15 GHz.
📸 SKAO
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LOOK!
These odd plots represent the first data from the SKA-low telescope working as an interferometer.
Data comes from two stations (each with 256 antennas) where the signal is correlated. That little kink is the radio galaxy Centaurus A.
SKA is starting to come online!
SKA-low features these odd-looking antennas that resemble Christmas trees. 256 of them sit in a ‘station’ which acts as a single unit. Once construction is complete (end of decade) there will be 512 stations separated by distance creating a large virtual telescope.
SKA-low is the Australian side of the project and will feature over 131,000 antennas to cover the low-frequency bands.
This will complement SKA-mid, located in South Africa which will have an interferometer made of dish antennas and cove a huge bandwidth up to 15 GHz.
📸 SKAO
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We're very proud of Joe Callingham for receiving a prestigious ERC starting grant, which he will use to discover the space weather of ohter worlds, using radio telescopes such as #LOFAR and #SKAO
@astrojoec @ERC_Research @skao
#ERCStG
https://www.astron.nl/european-grant-allows-astron-astronomer-joe-callingham-to-study-the-space-weather-of-other-worlds/ -
We're very proud of Joe Callingham for receiving a prestigious ERC starting grant, which he will use to discover the space weather of ohter worlds, using radio telescopes such as #LOFAR and #SKAO
@astrojoec @ERC_Research @skao
#ERCStG
https://www.astron.nl/european-grant-allows-astron-astronomer-joe-callingham-to-study-the-space-weather-of-other-worlds/ -
This book has triggered some memories on the early involvement of Spain in the SKA development which I documented on LinkedIn, but I will write a thread here about them.
1/11
#SKAO #SKA #SquareKilometreArray #SquareKilometreArrayOrganisation #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #SPDO #ISPO #RadioAstronomy #HistoryBook #LargeScaleResearchInfrastructures #Spain #SpanishScienceIndustry #ScienceIndustry
https://astrodon.social/@juandesant/112696949499330270 -
This book has triggered some memories on the early involvement of Spain in the SKA development which I documented on LinkedIn, but I will write a thread here about them.
1/11
#SKAO #SKA #SquareKilometreArray #SquareKilometreArrayOrganisation #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #SPDO #ISPO #RadioAstronomy #HistoryBook #LargeScaleResearchInfrastructures #Spain #SpanishScienceIndustry #ScienceIndustry
https://astrodon.social/@juandesant/112696949499330270 -
Great book (PDF & EPUB) if you have any interest in the SKA's early history. Really good job from Richard Schilizzi, Ron Ekers, Peter Dewdney, and Phil Crosby on compiling a lot of evidence on the journey to establish the SKA, with what went well, and not so well, with lots of detail and notes.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-51374-9
#SKAO #SKA #SquareKilometreArray #SquareKilometreArrayOrganisation #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #SPDO #ISPO #RadioAstronomy #HistoryBook #LargeScaleResearchInfrastructures
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"A bit of me feels that the horse has bolted and we're in catch-up mode at this point."
But: "There's a social good element to what the satellite operators are doing and you've got to balance that against possible impacts to things like radio astronomy."
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"A bit of me feels that the horse has bolted and we're in catch-up mode at this point."
But: "There's a social good element to what the satellite operators are doing and you've got to balance that against possible impacts to things like radio astronomy."
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Field Technician Lockie Ronan with SKA-Low antennas during the installation of the first antennas on site. Credit: SKAO
https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2024/March/SKA-Low-and-CSIRO
#astronomy #astrodon #SKAO #science #STEM -
Field Technician Lockie Ronan with SKA-Low antennas during the installation of the first antennas on site. Credit: SKAO
https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2024/March/SKA-Low-and-CSIRO
#astronomy #astrodon #SKAO #science #STEM -
SKAO and the mysteries of invisible light
For the month of March, we propose to bring the SKAO telescopes in your classroom!
SKAO and the mysteries of invisible light is a collection of activities to learn about the existence of light beyond what humans can see with their eyes, and how these invisible types of light provide astronomers with a new view of the Universe. Using laboratory equipment, students will experiment with infrared light, detect the existence of radio waves, and understand the basic principles of signal collection and data transfer of telescopes. They will also learn how all this is related to the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), the largest radio telescope in the world, currently under construction in remote areas of South Africa and Australia.
#astroEDU #astronomy #astronomyForEducation #education #light #radioTelescope #SKAO
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The first #MeerKAT+ antenna was today handed over in a festive ceremony in the Karoo region in South Africa. 🥳
This marks another important step towards the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (#SKAO), as the 14 antennas of the MeerKAT extension will be integrated into the SKAO in 2027.
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The first #MeerKAT+ antenna was today handed over in a festive ceremony in the Karoo region in South Africa. 🥳
This marks another important step towards the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (#SKAO), as the 14 antennas of the MeerKAT extension will be integrated into the SKAO in 2027.
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In einem feierlichen Rahmen wurde heute die erste #MeerKAT+-Antenne in der Karoo-Region in Südafrika übergeben. 🥳
Das markiert einen weiteren wichtigen Schritt in Richtung des SKA-Observatoriums (#SKAO), denn die insgesamt 14 Antennen der MeerKAT-Erweiterung werden im Jahr 2027 in das SKAO integriert.
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In einem feierlichen Rahmen wurde heute die erste #MeerKAT+-Antenne in der Karoo-Region in Südafrika übergeben. 🥳
Das markiert einen weiteren wichtigen Schritt in Richtung des SKA-Observatoriums (#SKAO), denn die insgesamt 14 Antennen der MeerKAT-Erweiterung werden im Jahr 2027 in das SKAO integriert.
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What is a SKAMPI doing in the Karoo semi-desert in South Africa?
Unique scientific research! 👍
The SKA-MPIfR telescope (SKAMPI) is a prototype dish for the SKA-Mid telescope currently under construction in South Africa.
Take a look at the stunning results of the "First Light" observations of the Vela pulsar: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressreleases/2024/3
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What is a SKAMPI doing in the Karoo semi-desert in South Africa?
Unique scientific research! 👍
The SKA-MPIfR telescope (SKAMPI) is a prototype dish for the SKA-Mid telescope currently under construction in South Africa.
Take a look at the stunning results of the "First Light" observations of the Vela pulsar: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressreleases/2024/3
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Was macht ein SKAMPI in der Karoo-Halbwüste in Südafrika?
Es betreibt einzigartige wissenschaftliche Forschung! 🤗
Das SKA-MPIfR-Teleskop (SKAMPI) ist eine Prototyp-Antenne für das SKA-Mid-Teleskop, das derzeit in Südafrika entsteht.
Werft gerne einen Blick auf die großartigen Ergebnisse der „First Light“-Beobachtung des Vela-Pulsars: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressemeldungen/2024/3
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Was macht ein SKAMPI in der Karoo-Halbwüste in Südafrika?
Es betreibt einzigartige wissenschaftliche Forschung! 🤗
Das SKA-MPIfR-Teleskop (SKAMPI) ist eine Prototyp-Antenne für das SKA-Mid-Teleskop, das derzeit in Südafrika entsteht.
Werft gerne einen Blick auf die großartigen Ergebnisse der „First Light“-Beobachtung des Vela-Pulsars: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressemeldungen/2024/3
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India will contribute INR 1,250 crore to the multinational Square Kilometre Array Observatory (#SKAO)
"Countries have to sign, and ratify, the SKAO convention to formally become members. The Government’s approval for joining the project, with a financial sanction of Rs 1,250 crore, is the first step towards the ratification."
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India will contribute INR 1,250 crore to the multinational Square Kilometre Array Observatory (#SKAO)
"Countries have to sign, and ratify, the SKAO convention to formally become members. The Government’s approval for joining the project, with a financial sanction of Rs 1,250 crore, is the first step towards the ratification."
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Bundeskabinett beschließt Beitritt zum Square Kilometre Array Observatory
Stark-Watzinger: Mit dem Superteleskop SKAO brechen wir in eine neue Ära der Astronomie auf. Eine Pressemitteilung des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF). (Bild: #SKAO) #SKA
https://www.raumfahrer.net/bundeskabinett-beschliesst-beitritt-zum-square-kilometre-array-observatory/ -
#DidYouKnow: The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (#SKAO): The Revolutionary #Telescope 40,000 Times Bigger Than #JWST.
When completed, it will have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre.
It will operate over a wide range of frequencies and its size will make it 50 times more sensitive than any other radio instrument
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21cm Intensity Mapping cross-correlation with #galaxy surveys - current and forecasted cosmological parameters estimation for the #SKAO: https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.00710 -> Separating the cosmic wheat from the chaff: https://astrobites.org/2023/11/27/21cm-lim/ - #cosmological parameter estimation with the 21-cm line