For ages, we humans have explored life and things beyond our galaxy. This have been made possible by many breakthrough scientific feat. The era of gigantic observatory radio telescope started during the early years of the space race between United States of America and Russia, formerly known as the Soviet Union. Ever since, countries have made ground breaking discoveries using these mighty machines which couldn't have been envisaged a century ago.

These radio telescopes have played and are still paying pivotal roles in the development of astronomical science, advance military projects, space exploration, alien life, and so many others. This list show catchy details about the top 10 largest radio telescope in the world.

Before I proceed, please note that I ranked these radio telescopes, with facts, based on their diameters and sizes not minding if they are largely-filled aperture or single-filled aperture radio telescopes.

That settled, enjoy! Straight to no 10!

Source: http://www.factsbyjosh.com/2016/11/top-10-world-largest-radio-telescopes.html

10. Large Millimeter Telescope

Location:Mexico

Diameter: 164 feet (50 meters)

Located on top of Sierra Negra, the peak of the fifth highest mountain in Chalchicomula de Sesma municipality in Mexico is the world's 10th largest radio telescope - the largest in its own frequency. It was inaugurated on 22nd of November, 2006. It took almost 10 years to construct this masterpiece and it gulped approximately $116 million dollars. It is co-owned by the governments of Mexico with 80% stakes and United States with 20%. It was constructed to give astronomers a view of regions where dust conceal the visibility of the interstellar medium.

9. Parkes Observatory Telescope

Location: Australia
Diameter: 210 feet (64 meters)

The Parkes radio telescope is one of the world's biggest, most important, and most widely known radio telescopes. This telescope which was completed in 1961 was one of the few observatory radio telescopes which received signal from the first ever human lunar landing, the Apollo 13. Aside from this, it has also undertook the largest single blind survey in search of neutral hydrogen galaxies. This was done between 1997 and 2002.

8. Mars Antenna

Location: United States
Diameter: 230 feet (70 meters)

Located in Mojave desert, California is the world's 8th largest radio telescope. Standing at about 230 feet high, this telescope is one of the three in its clique with others in Madrid, Spain; and Canberra, Australia. Its main use it to provide information on quasars, comets, planets and asteroid mapping among many others to scientist and astronomers.

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7. Yevpatoria R1-70 Radio Telescope

Location: Ukraine
Diameter: 230 feet (70 meters)

You may have seen a few alien-themed movies where radio signal was tuned into the far galaxy too reach out to aliens, well, those are not entirely fictional. On 9th October 2008, this very powerful telescope was used for a project called "A Message From Earth" (AMFE) in which a very powerful radio signal was sent to a planet known as Gliese 581c super earth. The planet was described to share striking resemblance and features with earth. The essence of this project is to receive in return, a message from aliens on the planet (that is if there exist life on the planet). However, this message will not reach the planet until 2029.

The Yevpatoria is one of the three kinds with the same specifications just like the Mars Anteena owned by the United States. The other two are located in Uzbekistan and Galenki, Russia. They have been used and are still being used to observe asteroids and space debris.

6. Lovell Telescope

Location: United Kingdom
Diameter: 250 feet (76 meters)

The Lovell radio telescope is located in Jodrell bank observatory, situated in the North-Western part of England. The telescope is notably the first to confirm the existence of pulsars. Although its original name is "250ft telescope". this was changed in 1987 to "Lovell telescope".

5. Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope

Location: Germany
Diameter: 250 feet (76 meters)

Ranked among the most powerful and important telescopes in the world today, the Effelsberg 100-m telescope was built to observe the formation of distant galaxies, pulsars and stars formation. Its construction was inaugurated in 1968 and it took just 3 years to complete. It adopts the name Effelsberg because it is located in Effelsberg, a south-eastern town in the city of Munstereifel, Germany.

4. Green Bank Telescope

Location: United States
Diameter: 328 feet (100 meters)

This gigantic telescope is located in the middle of a designated national park known as the United States National Radio Quiet Zone in West Virginia. This area is under a very stern law that prohibits the use of device that needs radio transmission by tourists, passers-by or residents in the neighbourhood. This is to enable this telescope to operate without any interference whatsoever. It took eleven years to complete it. It was completed and commissioned in 2002. The fully steerable telescope has made ground breaking discoveries such as the hydrogen gas-based Ophiuchus "Super-bubble" which is located 23,000 light years from earth.

3. Arecibo Observatory Telescope

Location: Puerto Rico
Diameter: 1,000 feet (305 meters)

For 11 years and 53 years, the Arecibo observatory telescope held the records of the world's largest single-aperture radio telescope and filled-aperture radio telescope respectively. The former record was battered by Russia's Ratan-600 in 1973 while the latter was battered in July 2016 by China's Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (Fast). Over the years, the Arecibo telescope, which was constructed, owned and operated by the United States, have engaged in radio astronomy, radio observation of our solar system and the study of other planets' atmospheric conditions. The telescope was build inside a depression-caused natural sinkhole. This makes it suitable for the telescope to gather data of natural occurrences happening millions of miles and light years away from us.

2. Five hundred meters Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST)

Location: China
Diameter: 1,600 feet (500 meters)

Although many believe this telescope (because it is widely reported as so) is the world's largest radio telescope, however, it is pertinent to not do away with facts. Nicknamed Tianyan in local language which means "Heavenly Eye", FAST is the world largest filled-aperture radio telescope and the second largest single-aperture telescope behind Russia's Ratan 600. This means the latter can be referred to as the largest due to its size.

Just like the Arecibo radio telescope, FAST was constructed inside the Dawodang depression in Pingtang county, Guzhuo province, China. The project cost a whopping $180 million dollars. A major debacle about this mighty telescope is the alarming failure rate of its primary mirror activators and shortage of astronomers which is affecting its full-capacity use. However, this problems are expected to be solved in the best possible time by the Chinese government.

1. Ratan-600 Radio Telescope

Location: Russia
Diameter: 1,890 feet (576 meters)

The Ratan-600 radio telescope is the world's largest radio telescope. Measuring 576 meters, this telescope was arguably built by the Russians in response to the construction of the Arecibo radio telescope built by the United States. It was completed and opened on July 12, 1974. Its main function is the observation of the sun at radio wavelengths, its solar corona and SETI which stands for "Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence".

Now, I believe you read this article. If yes, then permit me to ask you this question: which of these radio telescopes is your favourite based on the details given about them? Please don't forget to leave your comments and also share this article with you friends. Thank you.

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Hmm....well, if am to pick among the 10, I will choose no 7 which is Yevpatoria R1-70 Radio Telescope. As fictional as the project the telescope is involved in seem, I think I love the goal.

was thinking the Chinese own the largest telescope in the world. Meanwhile I heard that the Vatican has a telescope catan Satan abi Lucifer. If you can do a feature on that it would be great

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Nice. I have always thought the hubbles telescope was the largest in the world. Good job OP.
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was thinking the Chinese own the largest telescope in the world. Meanwhile I heard that the Vatican has a telescope catan Satan abi Lucifer. If you can do a feature on that it would be great

Yea, I also held the belief that the Chinese had the largest telescope until I made my findings. I think the media played the larger part in misinforming us. About the Lucifer or Satan telescope, I promise to research on that and get back to you on whatever I get from that. Thanks for following the thread.

The last one for me is the best, because of the search for extraterrestrial

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The last one for me is the best, because of the search for extraterrestrial

hmm.....seems cool

jmichlins:
was thinking the Chinese own the largest telescope in the world. Meanwhile I heard that the Vatican has a telescope catan Satan abi Lucifer. If you can do a feature on that it would be great

Although I may still write a detailed article on this on my blog, however, I think it will be wise not to keep you waiting for too long. The "Lucifer", a large binocular near-infrared optical telescope, is a single aperture telescope constructed in 1987 and completed in 1993. It is 1.83 metres in diameter and its main functions is to study the "heavenly bodies", most especially the stars. It is located on Mount Graham in Arizona, one of United States highest peaks. Although this telescope is right next to the Vatican observatory centre which is also atop Mount Graham, it however denied its ownership. The Vatican claimed that the telescope is owned by its consortium partners, a group of five unnamed Germans. They are from the Odious Max Plank Institute (a group that gave assistance to the murderous experiments of NAZI Scientist Dr. Mengle during world war II). This telescope as and is still generating a lot of controversy with critics questioning the motive behind it. The "Lucifer" received its first star light in the same year it was dedicated.


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