China has finished building its super big telescope

[billdan]

Report on ABC news tells us the Chinese have completed the 500 Metre telescope and will be operational in September.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-04/china-eyes-hunt-for-alien-life-with-giant-telescope/7566052

Cheers
Bill

[xelasnave]

I nearly fell out of my chair, I had taken my glasses off to give them a clean as the screen can up... It was shiny and just for a moment I thought I was looking at a giant mirror.
Thanks for posting.
Alex

[Nikolas]

That's one giant wok!!!!!!!!!

[billdan]

Ha ha ha - good on ya Nik.

[traveller]

I hope they pull it off and the thing will work as expected. The Chinese are spending big time in science. The other recent news is their new supercomputer, made from their own processors
http://www.asianscientist.com/2016/07/topnews/china-sunway-taihulight-supercomputer-top500-list/
Bo

[janoskiss]

Hell yeah! Go China!

[multiweb]

Anybody else thinking skateboard?... :eyepop:

[Regulus]

So GSO have upped the anti? Wonder when Andrews will make it available :rofl:

[willilamwgn]

Our CSIRO technology to be at the heart of the World largest radio telescope:

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/csiro-technology-to-be-at-the-heart-of-the-worlds-largest-radio-telescope-in-china-20160505-gomt90.html