Centre for Radio Astronomy Techniques & Tech
@RATTiverse
RATT is a radio astronomy oriented research centre based at Rhodes University, Makhanda 😎 https://ratt.center
#SKAnews Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths has become our first chief scientist!✨ In her role as chief scientist, she will shape the Observatory’s science strategy and establish a postdoctoral research programme. Read more 👉 loom.ly/Dkbu65U
Registration is open for the 2025 NASA #SpaceApps Challenge! 🌍🚀💫 Join the largest annual global hackathon, choose from 450+ Local Events, and use open data from #NASA & 14 Space Agency Partners. Register today: bit.ly/3TwZnzl
The brilliant star cluster Messier 7, also known as NGC 6475, is easily visible to the naked eye near the tail of the constellation Scorpius (The Scorpion). As one of the most striking open star clusters in the sky, it remains a key focus for astronomical research. (Credit: ESO)
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the PhD victims. You are not alone! 🤣😂 #PhD #astronomy #radioAstronomy #PhDlife
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#BreakingNews 📡We're observing the birth of a PLANETARY SYSTEM for the first time! Together with @ESA_Webb @NASAWebb 🛰️, an international team has detected the precise moment when planets began to form around a star beyond the Sun 🔗almaobservatory.org/en/press-relea…
🛰️ New Frontiers in Astrophysics with @EU_HaDEA's MAUVE, a 16U CubeSat, hosting a 13 cm telescope that will observe hundreds of stars in the UV and visible wavelengths 👉 Read more: hadea.ec.europa.eu/news/meet-mauv…
Interesting!
An international research team led by @Astro_Sanne identify a mystifying Long-Period Transient with 100% polarized radio emission, suggesting new type of cosmic radio source: astron.nl/astronomers-un…
Members of the public joins first Open Day for 2025 at Karoo Site The SARAO Public Open Day is aimed at allowing members of the public to visit the MeerKAT radio telescope and other instruments that are hosted on the Karoo site. sarao.ac.za/news/members-o…
A new study led by our PhD candidate Keegan Trehaeven reveals a peculiar radio mini-halo in Abell 3558 galaxy cluster. Using MeerKAT, uGMRT & ASKAP, the team found extended diffuse emissions, ridge-like features, and signs of gas sloshing. doi.org/10.48550/arxiv… #RATT
You are looking at the first ever image of another multi-planet solar system.
Today's spotlight is on our PhD student Victoria, who also represented us at the @SKAO general science meeting 😎 Her research focuses on detecting transient radio sources with MeerKAT. She's also passionate about astronomy outreach in Mozambique 🇲🇿 Congratulations Victoria! 🎉
Our PhD student Keegan Trehaeven shone at the Cosmology on Savanna & the SKAO general science 2025! He unveiled a peculiar Abell 3558 mini‑halo & presented the first GHz spectral index map of the Abell 3562–SC 1327 radio bridge in the Shapley Supercluster. Congrats Keegan 🎉
Our PhD student Keegan Trehaeven shone at the Cosmology on Savanna & the SKAO general science 2025! He unveiled a peculiar Abell 3558 mini‑halo & presented the first GHz spectral index map of the Abell 3562–SC 1327 radio bridge in the Shapley Supercluster. Congrats Keegan 🎉
Today's spotlight is on our PhD student, Toivo, who shone at #Cosmology on Safari with his mini‑halo talk using #MeerKAT data! He found a strong link between 1.4 GHz radio power & X‑ray luminosity & hints that cluster mass shapes mini‑halo formation. Congrats, Toivo 🎉
In case you missed it, catch this talk on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/live/NTkHGPFxO… A hearty congratulations to Dr Charles for bringing cutting-edge cosmology back to his hometown 🎉🎉 #RadioAstronomy #cosmology #ska #HERA
The goal is to find independent ways to measure cosmic parameters and break the current deadlock between competing cosmological models - with radio telescope arrays like HERA leading this effort.
The goal is to find independent ways to measure cosmic parameters and break the current deadlock between competing cosmological models - with radio telescope arrays like HERA leading this effort.
While this model successfully describes our universe's composition, its limitations allow competing theories to persist. Dr Charles shared recent HERA results about early universe evolution and outlined the experimental and theoretical challenges ahead.
While this model successfully describes our universe's composition, its limitations allow competing theories to persist. Dr Charles shared recent HERA results about early universe evolution and outlined the experimental and theoretical challenges ahead.
Yesterday, Dr Ntsikelelo Charles gave a captivating talk titled 'The Era of Precision Cosmology.' He discussed new experiments, particularly regarding the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA), that aim to provide independent measurements to address gaps in the ΛCDM model.
Yesterday, Dr Ntsikelelo Charles gave a captivating talk titled 'The Era of Precision Cosmology.' He discussed new experiments, particularly regarding the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA), that aim to provide independent measurements to address gaps in the ΛCDM model.
Today is a good day to remind you that cosmology is not cosmetology 😂💅 Why? Find out from our very own Dr Ntsikelelo Charles, now a staff astronomer at @SKA_Africa 🎉🎉 📆 Today, 10 July 2025 at 16:00 SAST 📌 Zoom in at: us06web.zoom.us/j/84452438663?… #RadioAstronomy #ska
Today's spotlight is on our PhD student, Toivo, who shone at #Cosmology on Safari with his mini‑halo talk using #MeerKAT data! He found a strong link between 1.4 GHz radio power & X‑ray luminosity & hints that cluster mass shapes mini‑halo formation. Congrats, Toivo 🎉
Our very own Savannah presented her PhD work at Cosmology on Safari on detecting the extragalactic radio background using simulated global 21cm signal data. Using MCMC, she successfully fit the background’s amplitude and spectral index. Congratulations 🎉🎉
Today is a good day to remind you that cosmology is not cosmetology 😂💅 Why? Find out from our very own Dr Ntsikelelo Charles, now a staff astronomer at @SKA_Africa 🎉🎉 📆 Today, 10 July 2025 at 16:00 SAST 📌 Zoom in at: us06web.zoom.us/j/84452438663?… #RadioAstronomy #ska
Our very own Savannah presented her PhD work at Cosmology on Safari on detecting the extragalactic radio background using simulated global 21cm signal data. Using MCMC, she successfully fit the background’s amplitude and spectral index. Congratulations 🎉🎉
We were also at the @SKAO General Science Meeting in Görlitz from 16-20 June! 6 members of RATT (PhD students, Postdocs & senior researchers) shared their cutting-edge radio astronomy research 🎉🎉 Some of our alumni were also spotted, a proud moment 😎😎 #RadioAstronomy
The 36th issue of the Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal (CAPjournal) is now available! iau.org/Iau/News/Ann20…