China's FAST Now the World's Only Remaining Giant Single-Dish Telescope, After Arecibo's Collapse

As Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed on December 1, China's Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) remained the only giant single-dish telescope in the world.

With the loss of the astronomical landmark, the scientific community is left mourning as there is only one last giant left, which is the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in the Guizhou province of China.

Meanwhile, some scientists said that FAST cannot accomplish some functions that were being done at Arecibo observatory like transmitting signals and receiving their reflections from other planets. International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research radio astronomy researcher from the University of Western Australia Liu Boyang told South China Morning Post that such feature allowed Arecibo to monitor near-Earth asteroids, which helps in "defending the Earth from space threats." Perhaps in the future, FAST can also develop this technology.

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Written by CJ Robles