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China s FAST Observatory is Playing a Key Role in the Search for Aliens
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China s FAST observatory is playing a key role in the search for aliens
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China Allows Foreign Astronomers to Use its Radio Telescope to Look for Aliens Published January 5th, 2021 - 11:48 GMT
To date, its systems have recorded at least 240 pulsars, including a millisecond pulsar that is spinning 18,990 rotations per minute. AFP/FILE
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Approximately 10 percent of observation slots will be allotted to foreigners.
China will permit foreign astronomers to use its 1,600-foot radio telescope for the first time this summer.
The Five-hundred meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) is the world s largest single-disc radio observatory, used for spotting cosmic phenomena and searching for extraterrestrial life.
It s one of the only Sky Eyes remaining after the decommissioning and collapse of Arecibo Observatory s 1,000-foot radio telescope in December.