China’s FAST telescope discovered 11 pulsars

Beijing. March 15. Silkroadnews - China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, has discovered 11 new pulsars so far, People’s Daily reported referring to the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC).
FAST trial operations started in September 2016, since then it has discovered 51 stars, similar to pulsars, 11 of which have been confirmed as pulsars by other countries’ observatories.
Pulsar is a rotating neutron star that emits two beams of electromagnetic radiation. Pulsars with high density and energy can be used to replace navigation satellites to locate spacecraft.
Located in the natural deep and round karst depression in Guizhou Province in southwest China, FAST has a receiving area equivalent to about 30 football fields.
Observation of pulsars is an important task for FAST, and the results obtained can be used to confirm the existence of gravitational radiation and black holes and help solve many other important questions in physics.
FAST is also in charge of the exploration of interstellar molecules and interstellar communication signals.