China started construction of a 40-metre-aperture radio telescope on Wednesday (11 October) to shore up its lunar missions and deep space exploration.
Radio telescopes require a large parabolic dish to capture weak radio waves emitted by planets, stars and galaxies. Unlike optical telescopes, radio telescopes can be used both at night and during the day.
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The telescope, developed by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, will be built in the Changbai Mountains, the border between China’s North Eastern provinces and North Korea. The area is known for its clear skies and low precipitation, ranging from 30 to 50 inches per year.
Construction is scheduled for completion in 2024.
China completed the world’s largest solar telescope array, the Daocheng Solar Radio Telescope, in November 2022. Located in the southwestern Sichuan province, the telescope array comprises 313 parabolic dishes.
Earlier this month, China’s National Space Administration (CNSA) announced China’s next space mission will be the first to bring back samples collected from the far side of the moon. The unmanned mission also requires an accompanying relay satellite, which is scheduled to launch next year.
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