CarnarvonThe world’s largest radio telescope has two hosts.
Karoo communities in South Africa and Wajarri communities in Australia host the array.
Big science usually treats a site as empty, but this project pairs the array with residents’ own sky records.
Whether host communities count as collaborators or the displaced is now a design choice.
How each outlet framed it
- Phys.org leans favorable
- shows Indigenous San knowledge continuously evolving to incorporate contemporary science alongside telescope development
Sources: Phys.org