Asteroid Discovered Just Hours Before it Exploded over Botswana

It would have been terrifying to be a citizen of Botswana on early Saturday…


MeerLicht: SA’s newest optical telescope

For the past decade, astronomers have grappled with the mystery of fast…


Apply for DARA Big Data Advanced Training Programme

We are also happy to announce that applications for DARA Big Data Science…


SKA-Driven Big Data Challenge in Africa: Science, Innovation and Opportunity Conference

With MeerKAT expected to be fully operational in 2018, the era of Big Data has…


South Africa launched the world's first optical telescope linked to a radio telescope

Scientists in South Africa recently launched the world's first optical…


Southern African Large Telescope discovers binary star system

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) at the South African Astronomical…


Southern African Large Telescope discovers binary star system

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) at the South African Astronomical…


Southern African Large Telescope discovers binary star system

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) at the South African Astronomical…


Southern African Large Telescope discovers binary star system

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) at the South African Astronomical…


AIMS announces first cohort of women in Climate Change Science Fellows

Today, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – Next Einstein…