Italy protagonist of world's biggest radio telescope

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 5 - Italy will be a protagonist in the construction of the world's biggest radio telescope, scientific and technological sources said Monday.
    Italy is in the front row in the construction of the Ska Observatory, the largest radio telescope in the world, whose first phase of construction has a cost estimated at 1.3 billion euros and which on Monday started construction in Australia and South Africa, the sources said.
    So far four major contracts have been awarded to Italy for a total of 300 million euros, out of the 450 million allocated to 50 contracts from July 2021 to the present date. (ANSA).