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New radio telescope could save world billions: Murchison Widefield Array telescope complete after eight years

Friday 30 November 2012

A small pocket of Western Australia’s remote outback is set to become the eye on the sky and could potentially save the world billions of dollars.

Scientists and industry seek the first stars and galaxies

Tuesday 8 March 2011

A quest to discover the first stars and galaxies formed after the Big Bang is underway with the first major pieces of a revolutionary new radio telescope built in remote Western Australia.

By Andrea Barnard | Research; Physical sciences and mathematics

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