Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), Africa’s largest optical telescope, on Tuesday celebrated its 20th anniversary. This flagship facility for global astronomy was officially inaugurated in 2005 by then President Thabo Mbeki.The milestone event was jointly hosted by SALT, the Department of Science, Technology [...] Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 2,000 international astronomers are attending the 32nd General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Cape Town this week.  It marks the first time the event it is being held in Africa.Every three years, in collaboration with the union, members have the [...] Full text...