
Where on Earth?
Guizhou Province, China
GPS Coordinates: 25°39′N 106°51′E
The mountains of Guizhou Province in southwest China are like something out of a timeless Chinese landscape painting – with one glaringly futuristic exception. Officially operational as of this week, the massive 500-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) fills an entire bowl-shaped depression amid the forested hilltops that stretch away towards the horizon in this still green and…
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