25 May 2012 Last updated at 08:35 ET
Africa and Australasia to share Square Kilometre Array
Jonathan Amos
Science correspondent, BBC News Pallab Ghosh visits Jodrell Bank where the SKA project team is based
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"... nations belonging to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) organisation took the decision at a meeting on Friday."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18194984