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MWA Completes Major Upgrade, Boosts Radio Astronomy Power

9/6/2025

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The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) in Western Australia completed Phase III, enhancing radio astronomy capabilities.
The upgrade increased antennas to 8,192 and expanded the array's footprint to 30 km² for better data collection.
A new supercomputer, or "correlator," was added, quadrupling data processing capacity.
MWA will investigate the Epoch of Reionization and Odd Radio Circles (ORCs) with these enhancements.
The upgrade prepares MWA for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), set to feature 131,000 antennas in four years.

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Story summary

The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) in Western Australia completed Phase III, enhancing radio astronomy capabilities.
The upgrade increased antennas to 8,192 and expanded the array's footprint to 30 km² for better data collection.
A new supercomputer, or "correlator," was added, quadrupling data processing capacity.
MWA will investigate the Epoch of Reionization and Odd Radio Circles (ORCs) with these enhancements.
The upgrade prepares MWA for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), set to feature 131,000 antennas in four years.