China completes commissioning of world's largest radio telescope

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) President Bai Chunli (L) and CAS Vice President Zhang Yaping attend the ceremony on the commissioning of China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 11, 2020. China completed commissioning of the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope on Saturday, putting it into formal operation after a productive three-year trial. The telescope will gradually open to astronomers around the globe, providing them with a powerful tool to uncover the mysteries surrounding the genesis and evolutions of the universe. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)