China to host world’s biggest radio telescope

Q.  China will be hosting the world’s largest telescope called FAST. What does FAST stand for?
- Published on 04 Jul 16

a. Five Hundred Metre Aperture Spatial Telescope
b. Five Hundred Metre Aperture Space Telescope
c. Five Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Five Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope
 
This telescope called FAST (500 Metre Aperture Spherical Telescope) is the size of 30 football fields and has been cut out of the mountain in the SW province of Guizhou.
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