HDST (High Definition Space Telescope)

[ScienceRocks]

HDST (High Definition Space Telescope)


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High Definition Space Telescope — Hubble’s Successor? - Sky & Telescope


Link Wikipedia :
High-Definition Space Telescope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A pdf :
http://cor.gsfc.nasa.gov/copag/aas_jan2015/129-BJWST_Path_Ahead_V6.pdf

With this we could see earth sized planets and find out what their atmosphere is made of. I hope to live long enough to see this in action.

 

[Old Rocks]

Never imagined that I would live to see this, but looks like a very strong possibility now.

 

[waltky]

China lookin' for ET too...

China fits final piece on world's largest radio telescope
Mon, 04 Jul 2016 - China has fitted the final piece on what is set to be the world's largest radio telescope, the size of 30 football fields and worth $180m (£135m).

China has fitted the final piece on what will be the world's largest radio telescope, due to begin operations in September, state media report. The 500m-wide Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, is the size of 30 football fields. The $180m (£135m) satellite project will be used to explore space and help look for extraterrestrial life, Xinhua news agency reported. Advancing China's space program remains a key priority for Beijing. Scientists are now due to start debugging and trials of the telescope, Zheng Xiaonian, deputy head of the National Astronomical Observation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences told Xinhua.

The last panel of China"s world largest radio telescope named "FAST", is installed in Pingtang county, Guizhou Province, China​

What will the telescope do?

* Survey neutral hydrogen in distant galaxies and detect faint pulsars (highly magnetised balls of neutrons)
* More than 2,000 pulsars so far said to have been detected
* Improve the chances of detecting low frequency gravitational waves
* Help in the search for extraterrestrial life

FAST will replace the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, which is around 300m (984ft) in diameter, as the world's largest telescope. China has stated that its space program has peaceful purposes, but the US Defence Department has said it was pursuing activities aimed to "prevent adversaries from using space-based assets in a crisis," reported news agency Reuters. Beijing is due to launch a "core module" for its first space station in 2018.

China fits final piece on world's largest radio telescope - BBC News

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E.T. phone home: China eyes hunt for alien life with giant telescope
July 3, 2016 - China on Sunday hoisted the final piece into position on what will be the world's largest radio telescope, which it will use to explore space and help in the hunt for extraterrestrial life, state media said.

The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, is the size of 30 football fields and has been hewed out of a mountain in the poor southwestern province of Guizhou. Scientists will now start debugging and trials of the telescope, Zheng Xiaonian, deputy head of the National Astronomical Observation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which built the telescope, told the official Xinhua news agency. "The project has the potential to search for more strange objects to better understand the origin of the universe and boost the global hunt for extraterrestrial life," the report paraphrased Zheng as saying.

The 1.2-billion yuan ($180 million) radio telescope would be a global leader for the next one to two decades, Zheng added. The telescope, which has taken about five years to build, is expected to begin operations in September. Advancing China's space program is a priority for Beijing, with President Xi Jinping calling for the country to establish itself as a space power.

China's ambitions include putting a man on the moon by 2036 and building a space station, work on which has already begun. China insists its program is for peaceful purposes, but the U.S. Defense Department has highlighted China's increasing space capabilities, saying it is pursuing activities aimed to prevent adversaries from using space-based assets in a crisis.

E.T. phone home: China eyes hunt for alien life with giant telescope