{"id":14896,"date":"2025-10-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holistic.news\/en\/?p=14896"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T11:25:50","slug":"polish-radio-telescopes-join-ska-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holistic.news\/en\/polish-radio-telescopes-join-ska-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"SKA Observatory: Poland plugs into the world\u2019s biggest radio array"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The world\u2019s largest radio telescope network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Astronomical Observatory in Piwnice near Toru\u0144, on 15 September 2025 an agreement was signed that could reshape Polish science for decades. Poland has joined the SKA Observatory project \u2014 <strong>the largest radio telescope in history<\/strong>. That is not a marketing slogan but reality: the total antenna collecting area will be just under 1 square kilometre!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For comparison, China\u2019s FAST \u2014 currently the largest single radio telescope \u2014 has an area of only 0.2 square kilometres. The SKA network will be roughly 14 times larger and capable of <strong>capturing the faintest signals<\/strong> from the farthest reaches of the Universe. One of the project\u2019s aims is to find traces of extraterrestrial civilisations.<em> \u201cSKAO is being built to study what our Universe is, how it formed, where it came from and how it may end,\u201d<\/em> explains Prof Krzysztof Katarzy\u0144ski of Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) in an interview for the portal Spider\u2019s Web. The SKA Observatory will seek answers to the most fundamental questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic siting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, SKAO consists of two main observatories \u2014 in Australia and South Africa. Why there? <em>\u201cPlacing SKAO antennas in the Southern Hemisphere <strong>is dictated by astronomical reasons<\/strong>. This location provides a better view of our home Galaxy, especially its centre, which is particularly interesting because of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*,\u201d<\/em> says Prof Katarzy\u0144ski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Australia, SKA Low will be built \u2014 a network of more than 130,000 wide-band antennas. In South Africa, construction continues on SKA Mid \u2014 a system of 197 dish antennas. Both sites were chosen for their low levels of radio interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThis is truly a unique project. The radio telescopes we are building in Australia and South Africa are one-of-a-kind \u2014 larger than any known so far. <strong>The amount of data these telescopes will receive from space is also unprecedented<\/strong>,\u201d<\/em> stresses Thijs Geurts, SKAO\u2019s Director of International Relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t miss the sky show: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/holistic.news\/en\/night-of-shooting-stars-orionids-and-draconids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Night of Shooting Stars. Orionids and Draconids<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polish radio telescopes \u2014 and our contribution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What can Polish scientists bring to this effort? More than you might think. Within SKAO, <strong>NCU\u2019s 32-metre radio telescope<\/strong> \u2014 part of the European VLBI Network (EVN) \u2014 is set to play a role. <em>\u201cIt is a medium-sized instrument, <strong>the only one of its class in Central and Eastern Europe<\/strong>. In future, the EVN will be able to run joint research projects with SKAO. In this way, Polish infrastructure will be involved in SKAO\u2019s scientific projects,\u201d<\/em> says Prof Katarzy\u0144ski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Polish SKA Observatory Consortium includes Nicolaus Copernicus University (coordinator), the University of Warsaw, Jagiellonian University, the PAS Astronomical Centre, the National Centre for Nuclear Research, the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, the University of Szczecin and the University of Zielona G\u00f3ra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read this article in Polish:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/holistic.news\/polskie-radioteleskopy-skao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Naukowcy z\u00a0Torunia b\u0119d\u0105 szuka\u0107 cywilizacji pozaziemskich<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poland has joined the SKA Observatory, the largest astronomy project today. 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