▁area ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁metres . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁government al ▁research ▁ag ency ▁C SI RO ▁and ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Australia ▁T eles cope ▁National ▁Fac ility . ▁ ▁AS K AP ' s ▁combination ▁of ▁fast ▁survey ▁speed ▁and ▁high ▁sens itivity ▁will ▁allow ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁research ing ▁the ▁creation ▁and ▁early ▁evolution ▁of ▁the ▁Un iverse , ▁anal ys ing ▁cos mic ▁magnet ism , ▁testing ▁predictions ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁theory ▁of ▁relativ ity , ▁mapping ▁black ▁holes , ▁and ▁expl oring ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁galaxies . ▁ ▁AS K AP ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁technology ▁demonstr ator ▁for ▁the ▁international ▁Square ▁Kil omet re ▁Array ▁( SK A ), ▁a ▁planned ▁radio ▁teles cope ▁that ▁is ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁sensitive . ▁The ▁AS K AP ' s ▁home , ▁the ▁M RO , ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁SK A ' s ▁two ▁central ▁location . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁AS K AP ▁began ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ready ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁world ' s ▁fast est ▁survey ▁radio ▁teles cope . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Development ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁AS K AP ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁C SI RO ▁Astronom y ▁and ▁Space ▁Science ▁( CA SS ), ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁scient ists ▁and ▁engine ers ▁in ▁The ▁Netherlands , ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁US