China kicks off construction of new telescopes for future lunar missions
1 year, 2 months ago

China kicks off construction of new telescopes for future lunar missions

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China has recently launched the construction of two 40-meter-aperture radio telescopes in Shigatse, located in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, and in Changbai Mountain area in Northeast China's Jilin province, respectively. However, after the completion of the two new telescopes, the maximum distance from the new baseline in China will be about 3,800 kilometers from Changbai Mountain to Shigatse, which will increase the highest angular resolution by 18 percent, Zheng said. "That's why it is necessary to build separate telescopes at Shigatse and Changbai Mountain," he said, adding that the two new telescopes will further extend the VLBI network. The inclusion of the two new telescopes will also allow simultaneous observation of two targets in different celestial regions, providing stronger support for the lunar and deep-space probe missions in the future.

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Two radio telescopes put into use to support deep space exploration
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Two radio telescopes put into use to support deep space exploration

China Daily  

A 40-meter-diameter radio telescope is put into use on Friday in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region. The two new telescopes will better support China's lunar exploration projects and radio astronomy research, the observatory said. "With the addition of these two new telescopes, the effective diameter of China's VLBI network has increased from 3,200 kilometers to 3,800 km, resulting in an 18-percent …

Construction of FAST telescope's Core Array gets underway
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Construction of FAST telescope's Core Array gets underway

China Daily  

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World's largest radio telescope in China to being search for extraterrestrial life
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World's largest radio telescope in China to being search for extraterrestrial life

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