Friday, September 9, 2016

Chinese Engineers Builds £135 million 'Alien Scanner' set to be switched to become world's largest radio telescope'


China prepares for grand opening of the world's largest radio telescope

China is preparing to unveil the world's largest telescope which will start operating at the end of September. The £135 million 'alien scanner' is the dish is the size of 30 football fields and will help search for extra-terrestrial life. FAST requires radio silence within a 10 kilometre radius and therefore those conducting activities such as hunting, wood gathering and land reclamation are banned. 


Construction of the Five Hundred Metre Apeture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, has entered its final phase in Pingtang County, China's Guizhou province, reports the People's Daily Online
 
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