Galaxies are the building blocks of the visible universe , inhabiting a variety of environments .Observations show that over half of the galaxies are located in group systems which have members from a few to dozens .One of the important observational samples of the LAMOST spectral survey is to su...
Chinese scientists have developed the first regional center prototype of the Square Kilometer Array ( SKA ) , the world ' s largest astronomical device .The prototype , developed by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory ( SHAO ) with the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the C...
SHAO was formally established in 1962 following the amalgamation of the former Xujiahui (originally spelt Zi-Ka-Wei) and Sheshan observatories, which were founded by the French Mission Catholique in 1872 and 1900 respectively.