Australia and South Africa make final bids to host Square Kilometre Array telescope

Two competing consortia will present their final bids for the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope project to an expert committee in London on 8 December.

The bids will be made to the SKA Site Advisory Committee, a panel of independent experts appointed to assess the suitability of the two competing sites. The SKA Organisation, a body of representatives from seven countries supporting the project, is expected to make a final decision in March next year.