China relocated more than 9,000 people to hunt people out of space

China is planning displacement of more than 9,000 people to increase sensitivity for the world's largest radio telescope, hoping to find alien life.

According to The Independent, a 500m-diameter radio telescope in Guizhou province, China, is made up of 4,450 triangular roofing sheets, capable of reflecting radio signals from distant places in the universe.

China's largest radio telescope in the world will be completed this year.(Photo: Rex).

At a cost of $ 128 million, this will be the largest telescope in the world, placed on the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico with a diameter of 300m.

Dubbed FAST (abbreviated from the 500m Aperture Globe Telescope cluster), the device can be rotated and reshaped by lifting and lowering glass panels.

Construction began in 2011 and will be completed this year, involving 9,110 residents in two districts of Pingtang and Luo, Guizhou, to relocate. Each citizen will receive a compensation of 1,280 USD, according to Xinhua.

Local officials claim residents living within a 5km radius of the FAST telescope, will be relocated between now and September, to ensure a safe environment for receiving electromagnetic waves.

"Thanks to the larger and more flexible signal receiving area, FAST can scan the sky twice as large as the Arecibo Observatory, with a sensitivity two to five times higher," said Li Di, a scientist at the Station. Chinese National Astronomy, said.