The government in China makes 9,000 people move so they can look for aliens by building the world’s largest radio telescope that shames all others constructed. And, if you’re going to look for extraterrestrial life, that’s probably the way to go. For the most part. The Five Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) will be […]
Comet Lovejoy to Dazzle in all glory on Jan 7th
The comet was earlier christened C/2014 Q2, also known as Comet Lovejoy after Australian astronomer Terry Lovejoy and was discovered in August last year. The comet is becoming increasingly visible to people living in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be closest to the Earth on Wednesday according to a release by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory […]
Chile: World’s largest telescope E-ELT is in builds
A new telescope is officially in the making. Dubbed as world’s largest telescope, it will let us see the universe like never before. Officially, it is expected to be built by 2024, which will start the countdown by 10 more years. The European Extremely Large Telescope abbreviated as E-ELT will feature a 128-feet wide light […]