Astronomers are excited to announce the construction of the next generation Arecibo Telescope, the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope. The telescope, located in the Puerto Rican jungle, is an upgrade of the original Arecibo Telescope, which was decommissioned in 2020. The new Arecibo Telescope will have a diameter of 1,000 meters, providing astronomers with an unprecedented level of detail in their observations of the cosmos. Astronomers will be able to study objects that are farther away and of lower brightness than ever before. The new telescope will allow for detailed studies of galaxies, stars, and planets, and will provide new insights into the formation and evolution of our universe.

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source: Phys.org