How Engineers Built the Largest & Most Sensitive Radio Telescope on the Planet | Blueprint

Deep in the mountains of China, an engineering marvel is scanning the universe like never before. FAST, the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope, can detect signals from billions of light years away, unlocking new possibilities for space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life. How was this massive structure built in just five years, and what groundbreaking discoveries could it lead to?

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Impossible Engineering looks at the history of pioneering modern-day mega structures. Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field.

This film was first broadcast: 2017

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