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Giant telescope may get two homes

Split-site solution could allow both Australia and South Africa to host parts of the Square Kilometre Array.

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Brumfiel, G. Giant telescope may get two homes. Nature 484, 154 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/484154a

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