FAST telescope IDs 132 pulsar candidates
By Yangjun in Guiyang |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2020-08-06 20:41
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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.
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