China's FAST telescope marks 10 years of operation
China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) marked its 10th anniversary since inauguration on September 25, 2016, and the team plans Phase II construction to strengthen capabilities. Located in Guizhou, FAST is the world's largest single-dish radio telescope and has supported advances in pulsar research, neutral hydrogen surveys, fast radio bursts and gravitational wave studies. It has discovered 1,284 pulsars, including more than 170 millisecond pulsars and over 160 binary systems. Technical progress includes domestically produced steel cables, high-performance receivers and a microwave ranging system trialed in April 2026 to replace weather-vulnerable laser stations.
FAST has discovered 1,284 pulsars and plans Phase II upgrades
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FAST began operations after inauguration on September 25, 2016. The team reports technical and scientific advances and held a 10th anniversary conference. Next, they plan Phase II construction and continued capability upgrades.
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