The Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is a radio telescope array located at the Murchison Radio - Astronomy Observatory (MRO) in the Australian Mid West. ASKAP consists of 36 identical parabolic antennas, each 12 meters in diameter, working together as a single instrument with a total collecting area of ​​approximately 4,000 square meters.It is operated by the government research agency CSIRO and forms part of the Australia Telescope National Facility.The ASKAP's combination of high-speed survey and high sensitivity will allow for activities such as research on the creation and early evolution of the Universe, analyzing cosmic magnetism, testing predictions of the general relativity theory, mapping black holes and exploring galaxy origins.ASKAP is also a technology demonstration for the International Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a planned radio telescope that is planned to be the world's largest and most sensitive. The ASKAP's home, the MRO, has also been selected as one of the SKA's two central locations.Construction on ASKAP began in late 2009, and it was opened in October 2012, ready to become the world's fastest radio clarifying needle radio telescope