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Learn about the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory's mission to explore the early Universe in this comprehensive lecture that covers fundamental radio astronomy instrumentation, the SKA's ambitious science program, and current construction progress. Discover how this groundbreaking radio telescope, set to be the world's largest upon completion in the late 2020s, will investigate the formation of the first stars, galaxies, and quasars, as well as the reionization of primordial hydrogen and helium gas from the Big Bang. Explore the crucial early Universe experiments that will utilize hyperfine transitions in the radio spectrum to reveal key details about universal evolution, and understand their connection to molecular and atomic tracers from distant galaxies.
