Five hundred meter aperture spherical telescope
China’s FAST Space Telescope Officially Joins in the Hunt for Intelligent Extraterrestrial Civilizations
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 31, 2016 09:58 PM EDT |
"FAST's potential to discover an alien civilization will be five to 10 (times) that of current equipment, as it can see farther and darker planets."
China Starts Hunting for Alien Life With World’s Largest Telescope
| Girish Shetti | | Sep 25, 2016 07:31 PM EDT |
After being in construction for almost five years, China finally started operating the world's largest radio telescope on Sunday in Guizhou province. The gigantic telescope, which demonstrates China's growing space ambition, has been designed to search for signs of extraterrestrial life in our complex universe.
China to Search for Aliens With the World’s Largest Telescope
| S. Rina | | Sep 22, 2016 11:32 AM EDT |
China will turn on its radio telescope, The FAST, to initiate its search for extraterrestrials. The telescope is the world's largest of its kind.
China Completes Construction of World's Largest Telescope; Search for Alien Life Forms to Begin in September [VIDEO]
| Manthan Chheda | | Jul 04, 2016 06:07 AM EDT |
China has completed the installation of the world's largest radio telescope, which will start its hunt for extraterrestrial life as soon as September.
Chinese Scientists Begin Debugging FAST, the World’s Most Modern Radio Telescope
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 29, 2016 06:27 AM EDT |
It will also be used by Chinese scientists to uncover new secrets of physics and dark matter.
World’s Most Modern Radio Telescope Located in China Opens in September
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 03, 2016 11:36 PM EDT |
FAST's main mirror, which has a diameter of 500 meters, will consist of 4,600 triangular panels.
World's Biggest Radio Telescope in China Now in Final Stage of Testing
| Charissa Echavez | | Nov 22, 2015 05:04 AM EST |
Chinese scientists announced on Saturday that the installation of the world's biggest radio telescope's "retina" is in its final stage of testing.The project is scheduled to be completed by September 2016.
China’s involvement in modern astronomy is moving quietly, steadily
| Eana Maniebo | | Oct 16, 2015 09:08 AM EDT |
The role of China in space exploration is prevalent in the industry.
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