MURCHISON, AUSTRALIA, Oct 6: In the remote Australian outback, scientists have launched the world’s fastest radio telescope which will exponentially increase astronomers’ ability to survey the universe, mapping black holes and shedding new light on the origins of galaxies. The Australia Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), with an array of 36 antennas each 12 meters across, started peering into the universe on Friday from a far-flung cattle station in Western Australia state. (agencies)
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