Hawaii’s $2.4bn telescope scheme axed for lack of funds

Work on a $2.4bn telescope sited on top of a volcano in Hawaii is set to be abandoned after the body funding decided to prioritise other schemes and areas of… The post Hawaii’s $2.4bn telescope scheme axed for lack of funds appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Bavaria to build radio telescope on Germany’s highest mountain

The US National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the state of Bavaria will build a radio telescope on top of Germany’s highest mountain. Their Wetterstein Millimetre Telescope will go up… The post Bavaria to build radio telescope on Germany’s highest mountain appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Why the Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico Collapsed

A new report identifies Hurricane Maria as instigating the failure, while possible impacts of the radio telescope's electromagnetic radiation on its zinc components remain hypothesized but unproven.

Flanders to contribute €200m to €1bn cost of gravity wave ‘telescope’

The Flemish government will contribute €200m to the more than €1bn cost of building the Einstein Telescope – a massive device about 300m underground that will record the passing of… The post Flanders to contribute €200m to €1bn cost of gravity wave ‘telescope’ appeared first on Global Construction Review.

China starts upgrade of world’s most sensitive radio telescope

China began work this week on the second phase of FAST, the world’s largest and most powerful single-dish radio telescope, Xinhua reports.  The post China starts upgrade of world’s most sensitive radio telescope appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Tom Scott - I took a ride on a moving radio telescope, 23012023

The Parkes Radio Telescope, Murriyang, part of CSIRO, is one of the most famous telescopes in the world: and it's got a unique way of getting equipment up and down from the central section

Tom Scott - The Town Where Wi-Fi Is Banned: The Green Bank Telescope and the Quiet Zone 03102016

Tucked away in a valley in the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, is this: the Green Bank Radio Telescope, the largest steerable radio telescope in the world. And there are some rather special rules for the area around it...