In the 90 years since its inception,radio astronomy has become the setting of almost all major astronomical discoveries and a hothouse for Nobel Prizes in Physics.As a result,countries all over the world have actively...In the 90 years since its inception,radio astronomy has become the setting of almost all major astronomical discoveries and a hothouse for Nobel Prizes in Physics.As a result,countries all over the world have actively explored new engineering concepts to build large-aperture radio telescopes.Limited by their self-weight and wind load,100 m radio telescopes are regarded as the maximum limit of traditional radio telescopes.This perspective allowed the Arecibo 305 m telescope—built by Cornell University in the United States in 1963—to dominate the field for more than half a century.During this period,scholars have been exploring how to further expand their horizons in order to make a breakthrough in the problem of the universe.展开更多
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文摘In the 90 years since its inception,radio astronomy has become the setting of almost all major astronomical discoveries and a hothouse for Nobel Prizes in Physics.As a result,countries all over the world have actively explored new engineering concepts to build large-aperture radio telescopes.Limited by their self-weight and wind load,100 m radio telescopes are regarded as the maximum limit of traditional radio telescopes.This perspective allowed the Arecibo 305 m telescope—built by Cornell University in the United States in 1963—to dominate the field for more than half a century.During this period,scholars have been exploring how to further expand their horizons in order to make a breakthrough in the problem of the universe.
