Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses

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Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses

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12-18-2020, 09:34 AM

I can't imagine any state secrets which could be divulged by using their telescope, but you just know there's a hook somewhere if the CCP is involved.

China is opening the world's largest radio telescope up to international scientists | Space

Following the collapse of the historic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, China has opened the biggest radio telescope in the world up to international scientists.

In Pingtang, Guizhou province stands the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), the largest radio telescope in the world, surpassing the Arecibo Observatory, which stood as the largest in the world for 53 years before the construction of FAST was completed in 2016. Following two cable failures earlier this year, Arecibo's radio telescope collapsed in November, shutting down the observatory for good. Now, FAST is opening its doors to astronomers from around the world.

"Our scientific committee aims to make FAST increasingly open to the international community," Wang Qiming, the chief inspector of FAST's operations and development center told the news agency AFP during a visit to the telescope, according to the French news site AFP...

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Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by homebiscuit - 12-01-2020, 03:27 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by Sneakers - 12-01-2020, 04:16 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by Bchbunnie4 - 12-01-2020, 09:23 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by homebiscuit - 12-01-2020, 09:34 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by Bchbunnie4 - 12-01-2020, 09:47 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by Sneakers - 12-01-2020, 10:05 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by homebiscuit - 12-01-2020, 10:11 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by Bchbunnie4 - 12-01-2020, 10:20 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by homebiscuit - 12-01-2020, 10:35 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by Bchbunnie4 - 12-01-2020, 11:03 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by The Drifter - 12-01-2020, 07:18 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by Jags - 12-01-2020, 08:47 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by Mikey - 12-02-2020, 10:35 AM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by homebiscuit - 12-02-2020, 11:03 AM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by homebiscuit - 12-07-2020, 10:36 AM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by Bchbunnie4 - 12-07-2020, 11:55 AM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by homebiscuit - 12-07-2020, 02:22 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by Sneakers - 12-09-2020, 10:55 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by mikesez - 12-07-2020, 01:40 PM

RE: Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses - by homebiscuit - 12-18-2020, 09:34 AM

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