JUST IN: Africa's first millimetre-wave radio telescope to be build in Namibia
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The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a synergy grant, named BlackHolistic, of 14 million euro to a team of Dutch, British, Finnish and Namibian astronomers to make colour movies of black holes.
According to Forum Online, a news site of the University of Namibia (Unam), the team will build the first-ever African millimetre-wave radio telescope in Namibia to achieve their goal.
The telescope will take part in the global Event Horizon Telescope network that became famous for making the first image of a black hole. The new grant will help to transform this network from making still images towards making movies and to understand black holes across the entire Universe.
Over the course of six years, astronomers Heino Falcke (Radboud University), Sera Markoff (University of Amsterdam) and Rob Fender (Oxford University) will conduct research on black holes from different perspectives.
Africa’s first millimetre-wave telescope will be located at or near the Gamsberg Mountain in the Khomas Highlands.
The lead investigators will work together with partners in Namibia and Finland. Researchers at the Unam will support the construction and operation the AMT.
They will also support the implementation of a social impact plan which focuses on skills and knowledge development in science and engineering in Namibia.
According to Forum Online, a news site of the University of Namibia (Unam), the team will build the first-ever African millimetre-wave radio telescope in Namibia to achieve their goal.
The telescope will take part in the global Event Horizon Telescope network that became famous for making the first image of a black hole. The new grant will help to transform this network from making still images towards making movies and to understand black holes across the entire Universe.
Over the course of six years, astronomers Heino Falcke (Radboud University), Sera Markoff (University of Amsterdam) and Rob Fender (Oxford University) will conduct research on black holes from different perspectives.
Africa’s first millimetre-wave telescope will be located at or near the Gamsberg Mountain in the Khomas Highlands.
The lead investigators will work together with partners in Namibia and Finland. Researchers at the Unam will support the construction and operation the AMT.
They will also support the implementation of a social impact plan which focuses on skills and knowledge development in science and engineering in Namibia.
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