Starting formal operations in January 11, 2020, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) in Pingtang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, is believed to be the largest and most sensitive radio telescope in the world, which has a huge potential for verifying and exploring the mysteries of the universe.

Photo taken with a fisheye lens on March 28, 2021 shows a staff member entering the feed cabin during a regular maintenance operation on FAST. [IMAGE: XINHUA/OU DONGQU]

Staff members work on the feed cabin during a regular maintenance operation on FAST. [IMAGE: XINHUA/OU DONGQU]

A staff member checks reflector panels during a regular maintenance operation on FAST. [IMAGE: XINHUA/OU DONGQU]

Source: Xinhua