Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
What did the Universe look like when the first galaxies formed? How are planets formed? And is there life out there?
To answer the biggest questions, you need the biggest machine. The largest science facility ever built by humankind - two telescopes stretching out beyond the horizon in remote areas of Australia and South Africa.
You need a global collaboration of some of the world's most brilliant minds - thousands of engineers, astronomers and others - over 20 countries in all time zones of the world.
You need Big Data. A telescope that will produce a terabyte of data per second.
You need world-class technology.
You need nations to unite.
And you need key moments, like the birth of a new observatory to explore the Universe.
skaobservatory.org
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Executive Producers: SKAO Communications Office
Made by Polar Media
with thanks to ASTRON, CBBC Newsround, CETC54, CSIRO, Dragons Eye Filming, Duffy et al. (2012), Fantini, ICRAR, MIUR , MWA - Curtin University, NCRA, OSO, SAM, SARAO, SC17, UKRI, and everyone involved in the SKA for making this video possible.
Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND
What did the Universe look like when the first galaxies formed? How are planets formed? And is there life out there?
To answer the biggest questions, you need the biggest machine. The largest science facility ever built by humankind - two telescopes stretching out beyond the horizon in remote areas of Australia and South Africa.
You need a global collaboration of some of the world's most brilliant minds - thousands of engineers, astronomers and others - over 20 countries in all time zones of the world.
You need Big Data. A telescope that will produce a terabyte of data per second.
You need world-class technology.
You need nations to unite.
And you need key moments, like the birth of a new observatory to explore the Universe.
skaobservatory.org
------
Executive Producers: SKAO Communications Office
Made by Polar Media
with thanks to ASTRON, CBBC Newsround, CETC54, CSIRO, Dragons Eye Filming, Duffy et al. (2012), Fantini, ICRAR, MIUR , MWA - Curtin University, NCRA, OSO, SAM, SARAO, SC17, UKRI, and everyone involved in the SKA for making this video possible.
Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND
