Question: Which of the following country has constructed the world’s largest telescope?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) United Sates of America
(d) France
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 3 July 2016 China has completed the construction of the world’s largest telescope with the aperture of 500m.
- The Five Hundred Metre Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, is the size of 30 football fields and consists of small triangular panels.
- It consists of 4,450 panels.
- It has been cut out of a mountain in the south-western province of Guizhou, China.
- The project has the potential to search for more strange objects to better understand the origin of the universe and boost the global hunt for extraterrestrial life.
- The telescope is built by National Astronomical Observation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
- Construction of the telescope began in 2011 which costed $180 million.
Reference:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/03/china-puts-finishing-touches-to-worlds-biggest-radio-telescope
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/china-puts-final-touches-world-largest-telescope-160703080236077.html
http://sputniknews.com/asia/20160703/1042374917/china-worlds-biggest-radio-telescope.html