FAST: The Celestial Eye

Overview

China's FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope) can detect radio signals emitted tens of thousands of light-years away, and engineers have faced unprecedented challenges in constructing a giant radio receptor nestled amid mountains. From novel technological innovations to architectural challenges, we follow every step that gave birth to the biggest radio telescope ever constructed.

Details

• Status Released
• Release Date May 26, 2021
• Budget N/A
• Revenue N/A
• Production La Compagnie des Taxis-Brousse, China Intercontinental Communication Center