Finally, China's star-seeking mission will begin in September 2020

For more than two years, our team has been informed that China has been building the world's largest telescope with the official name "FAST" or "Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio" Telescope ” with a diameter of about 500 meters. Of course, it has been completed since July 2016, but China has just decided that it is ready for it to officially launch in September 2020.


According to the announcement, the device's main purpose is to search for asteroids in the air, according to the statement. Zhang Tongjie, an expert scientist on the project's design, confirmed that the search mission will not affect other scientific missions with the sole purpose of finding life. In space. However, he added that it is not expected to be notified immediately, but if a star is approaching it will be able to capture sound waves. Its unique ability to detect signal wavelengths up to a distance of 13,700,000,000 light years, with a light year of 9,500,000,000,000 km.

If you are interested in China's largest telescope, you can wait around September 2020 for more information on the launch event. Our team also hopes that it will be able to capture any waves of interest that are not from our planet and will be published soon.

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