Australia launches a powerful telescope

This telescope has a short name Askap, one of the fastest telescopes in the world today, tasked with observing the outer space and understanding the origin of stars and galaxies.

Four of Askap's 36 antennas

It is expected that in the first 6 hours of operation, Askap will give more information on all the previous telescopes combined, and in the early stages it will detect 700,000 new galaxies.

Askap is located in a desert region in Western Australia, including 36 antennas, each with a diameter of 12m. It will begin to observe and capture radio images from October 5.

Worth $ 152 million ($ 155 million), Askap is part of the world's largest radio telescope project called SKA.

Dr. John O'Sullivan, of the Commonwealth Scientific and Technological Research Organization (CSIRO), said that although not in the super-large form, Askap is a "very powerful survey device that allows understanding the origins of celestial beings. " ha '.

'It is starting a new era very important,' he said, citing the BBC.

According to Australian scientists, Askap can sweep through the sky at a much faster rate than existing telescopes, and because it is located in a remote place, it will be less likely to be radio signals due to humans create interference.

They expect it to bring a great deal of information, and this information will be used to study black holes.