http://en.people.cn/n3/2025/0407/c90000-20298825.html

China has launched the “Three Gorges Antarctic Eye,” a 3.2-metre aperture radio/millimetre-wave telescope, at Zhongshan Station in Antarctica. It will carry out scientific observations of the Milky Way’s neutral hydrogen and ammonia molecular spectral lines, providing vital data to help unravel the dynamics of interstellar gas and the processes of star formation.

Antarctica is the coldest continent on Earth, and the extreme cold and strong winds pose significant challenges for the development and installation of radio telescopes. China has been steadily expanding its astronomical capabilities in Antarctica, leveraging the continent’s pristine atmospheric conditions for infrared and millimeter-wave observations.