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“Sky Eye” (FAST)

The Chinese “Sky Eye”,the 500-meter-diameter spherical radio telescope (FAST).

FAST is the largest radio telescope in the world and one of the high-tech equipment independently developed by China.It is used to receive electromagnetic waves in the deep universe.The Chinese “Sky Eye” not only serves Chinese science but also benefits the scientific cause of all humanity.

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