Unparalleled access to the stars once only dreamed of by astronomers is set to become a reality, as construction of the Square Kilometre Array Telescope (SKA) officially begins.
Situated deep in the outback of Western Australia, more than 100,000 antennas will be built across 74 kilometres in the Murchison region on Wajarri country as part of the $3 billion project, involving 16 countries.