back to article China announces petascale super for FAST radiotelescope

China is planning another petaflop supercomputer, this time to support what will by next year become the world's largest radiotelescope. The telescope itself, a 500 metre monster that's scooped into a hilltop in Guizhou, has been under construction since 2011. This week, engineers began installing the 4,450 panels that will …

  1. Iain Cognito

    That is tremendous

  2. Mark 85

    Might it also be the world's largest cereal bowl?

    Still, that is one huge antenna being built.

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