TheArecibo Observatoryin Puerto Rico will soon lose its title of the largest single aperture radio telescope ever constructed.

Astronomers expect FAST to uncover thousands of new galaxies and deep-sky objects up to 7 billion light years away.

Artists rendering of what FAST would look like when complete.Photo credit

Sources:American Scientist/Focus News.

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Photo courtesy:Daily Mail

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