Daily News - China fits final piece on world's largest radio telescope
China has fitted the final piece on
what will be the world's largest radio telescope, due to begin
operations in September, state media report.
The $180m (£135m) satellite project will be used to explore space and help look for extraterrestrial life, Xinhua news agency reported.
Advancing China's space program remains a key priority for Beijing.
What will the telescope do?
- Survey neutral hydrogen in distant galaxies and detect faint pulsars (highly magnetised balls of neutrons)
- More than 2,000 pulsars so far said to have been detected
- Improve the chances of detecting low frequency gravitational waves
- Help in the search for extraterrestrial life
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