FAST: The Celestial Eye

2021 • 0h 52m • Documentary

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.

Director

Fabrice Gardel

Writers

Edward Beucler, Fabrice Gardel

Status

Released