{
  "id": 18238307,
  "title": "SA astronomers stand tall to keep Heaven’s Eye on universe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/sa-astronomers-stand-tall-to-keep-heavens-eye-on-universe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/opinion/sa-astronomers-stand-tall-to-keep-heavens-eye-on-universe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 12th gathering of the Brics Astronomy Working Group (BAWG) in Pune, India, highlighted the significant contributions of South Africa, China, and India to the field of astronomy and space research. South Africa, currently chairing the group, showcased its impressive astronomy programmes and infrastructure, including the MeerKAT radio telescope and the forthcoming Square Kilometre Array (SKA). China, the world's second-leading nation in astronomy and space research, highlighted its achievements, such as the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, the 500-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope, known as \"Heaven's Eye.\" India, the host country, shared its substantial astronomical infrastructure and active participation in major global astronomy initiatives. The BAWG meeting also featured a data science hackathon aimed at exposing participants to data-driven research challenges and promoting education and human capital development in the discipline.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}