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| Its size corresponds to 30 stadiums and China is the world's largest telescope |
China has announced the opening of the world's largest wireless telescope, which is used for space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life.
The "Quick" telescope is 500 meters away, which is the equivalent of 30 football fields. It is located on a mountain in southwestern Guizhou Province and is called "Eye of Heaven".
The agency added that the telescope received national approval for the commission.
Jiang Ping, chief engineer of the telescope, told Xinhua that the experimental operation was reliable and stable so far, and that the sensitivity of the telescope was more than twice that of the second largest telescope in the world. the world.
The agency noted that the telescope had collected valuable scientific data in the previous period and that some successes could be expected in many areas.
Reports indicate that the telescope was completed in 2016 and has been calibrated and tested over the past four years.
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