Square Kilometer Array Telescope, recently seen in news, is co-located in which countries?

Correct Answer: C. Australia and South Africa

The Square Kilometer Array (SKA), the world’s largest radio telescope, has started its first observations, marking partial functionality. SKA is an international mega science project aiming to build the most sensitive radio telescope to explore advanced scientific goals. It is located in Australia (SKA-Low) and South Africa (SKA-Mid), with its operational headquarters in the UK. SKA-Low in Australia consists of 1,31,072 antennas, each two meters tall, and operates in the 50-350 MHz frequency range. SKA-Mid in South Africa includes 197 large parabolic dish antennas and works in the 350 MHz – 15.4 GHz range, offering the largest observational bandwidth.