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NASA Completes Construction Of World’s Largest Space Telescope
NASA has completed the construction of the world’s largest space telescope, after almost two decades.
WASHINGTON: US space agency NASA has completed the construction of the world’s largest space telescope, after almost two decades.
The James Webb Space Telescope is considered to be the successor to NASA’s 26-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, the agency announced on Wednesday.
NASA said an Ariane 5 rocket will launch it from French...
World’s largest telescope installed in China
World’s largest telescope installed in China.
Installation was completed on the world’s largest radio telescope on Sunday as the last of 4,450 panels was fitted into the centre of the big dish.
Hoisting of the last triangular panel to the reflector, which is the size of 30 football fields, began at 10.47 a.m. and lasted about an hour. It was a landmark step for the telescope’s planned launch of operations in September, Xinhua news agency reported.
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7 examples of high-tech innovation in China
This week, Chinese president Xi Jinping outlined his vision for China to become the leading player in science and technology globally. Speaking at the national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology, he said the country must be on course to being a leading innovator worldwide by 2030.
high-tech innovation in China
According to a post on the Chinese Academy of Science website, Xi said: “Great scientific and technological...