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It would appear that our interest in designing and investing in extraordinary measuring devices in search of the answers to our origin and that of the universe continues to be strong. LW

Scientists from 20 countries are working on plans to create a vast network of radio telescopes, the size of a continent that could reveal the birth of planets and galaxies, the mysteries of dark energy as well as joining the search for signals from alien civilizations.

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) takes its name from the size of its collecting area. But instead of a single radio dish 1km across, it will be made up of thousands of smaller ones.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12891215

Scientists are meeting in Rome to decide which country should host the headquarters for the biggest radio telescope ever built.

The Square Kilometre Array is astronomy's answer to the Large Hadron Collider, a multi-billion euro project that aims to dramatically improve our understanding of the universe.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today...00/9441735.stm