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September 02, 2016

Thousands to be resettled for world's largest radio telescope in China
Guiyang (XNA) Sep 02, 2016
Southwest China's Guizhou Province has started to move 8,000 people from their homes to make way for the world's largest radio telescope which will be completed in September, local authorities said Wednesday. The people being moved out are from eight villages in Pingtang County, of Qiannan Buyi and Miao autonomous prefecture. With a dish the size of 30 football grounds, FAST, the Five hundred meter, Aperture Spherical Telescope, is made of 4,450 panels. Scientists have depicted it as a super ... read more

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