RadioAstronomy: a glance at radio sources in the SKA era.

19/04/2021.

If you are reading this, you probably already know that one of the main goals of the NEANIAS space services is providing efficient solutions to deal with the data tsunami that will be produced by the next-generation all-sky surveys, with a special focus on the radio ones.

With the square kilometer array (SKA) just around the corner, its pathfinders and precursors are already providing a glimpse of what to expect in the coming years. In particular, instruments such as MeerKAT in South Africa or ASKAP in Australia, thanks to their excellent sensitivity, angular resolution and survey speed, are pushing forward our knowledge of the radio sky, revealing a plethora of previously undetected radio sources, both galactic and extragalactic. But what is exactly a radio source, you might ask? Well, to answer such a question, nothing better than a quick tour to discover what we see when we look at the sky with “radio glasses”.

Keep reading at RadioAstronomy: a glance at radio sources in the SKA era.

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