NRF-SAAO hosts Indian High Commission for symbolic handover celebrating astronomy collaboration The National Research Foundation’s South African Astronomical Observatory (NRF-SAAO) was pleased to host the High Commissioner of India to South Africa, His Excellency Prabhat Kumar, at the NRF-SAAO in Cape Town on 8 May......
Chinese Consul General visits NRF-SAAO to strengthen science and technology ties The South African Astronomical Observatory (NRF-SAAO) was pleased to welcome Mr Ren Faqiang, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Cape Town, and his wife, Ms Ma, for an evening visit to......
Vela: The True Scale of a Hidden Giant Structure Revealed Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden structure in the Universe that had remained concealed behind the dust and stars of our own Milky Way galaxy. Using a new hybrid technique that combines different kinds of......
UK–South Africa partnership uses AI to make telescopes smarter Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to transform how South Africa’s leading astronomical observatories operate. The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Centre is working with the South African Astronomical Observatory (NRF-SAAO), a leading centre for......
South African Telescopes to Follow-Up Rubin Observatory Alerts This Week Cape Town, South Africa — 25 February 2026 — The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is about to begin observing selected astronomical alerts issued by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, marking an important step......
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