FAST telescope IDs 132 pulsar candidates
Share - WeChat
The 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, China's mega science project and the world's largest single-dish radio observatory, has detected hundreds of pulsar candidates, of which 132 have been certified, People's Daily reported on Wednesday.
Located in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, FAST, which took 22 years to build, was completed in September 2016 and started making regular observations in January this year.
Related Stories
- Deepening of Sino-Finnish ties stressed
- Over 7.3 million people recorded as registered organ donation volunteers in China
- China says Nipah outbreak poses limited risk
- PLA's aerobatic jets arrive in Singapore to take part in air show
- China's garbage sorting drive still has a long way to go in many cities
- Former Chengdu official Bao Hui under investigation
































