{"id":7407,"date":"2020-01-16T07:05:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T07:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=7407"},"modified":"2020-01-16T07:05:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T07:05:13","slug":"china-operationalised-worlds-largest-radio-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/china-operationalised-worlds-largest-radio-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"China operationalised world&#8217;s largest radio telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>China operationalised the world\u2019s largest radio telescope\nwith a diameter of half-a-kilometre that the colossal device is expected to\nmake major scientific discoveries in the coming years. The \u201cFive-hundred-meter\nAperture Spherical radio Telescope\u201d (FAST) is a single-dish telescope and is\nlocated in southwest China\u2019s Guiyang city. The telescope has a receiving area\nof around 30 football fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current\nAffairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The telescope will gradually open to astronomers around the\nglobe, providing them with a powerful tool to uncover the mysteries surrounding\nthe genesis and evolutions of the universe. All technical indicators of the\ntelescope have reached or exceeded the planned level, and its performance is\nworld-leading, Shen Zhulin, an official with the National Development and\nReform Commission (NDRC) said at the opening of the telescope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China operationalised the world\u2019s largest radio telescope with a diameter of half-a-kilometre that the colossal device is expected to make major scientific discoveries in the coming years. 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