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China’s FAST Observatory is Playing a Key Role in the Search for Aliens
Some years ago I rememeber running the SETI at Home screensaver and would watch it for hours to see if…
The World's Largest Radio Telescope has Scanned Barnard's Star for Extraterrestrial Signals
Barnard's Star is the second closest star system to Earth, at a distance of 5.96 light-years. It's another red dwarf…
Astronomers Find the Fastest Spider Pulsar, Filling in the Missing Link in Their Evolution
Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars which release blasts of radio waves with atomic clocklike accuracy. The fastest can be…
The World's Largest Radio Telescope Just Scanned 33 Exoplanets for a Signal From Aliens
Using China's FAST telescope and a new technique, an international team of astronomers scanned 33 exoplanets for signs of extraterrestrial…
Astronomers use the World's Biggest Radio Telescope to map new Features of the Milky Way
Using China's FAST radio telescope, a team of Chinese researchers observed previously-unmapped regions of the Milky Way and made some…
China’s FAST Telescope Could Detect Self-Replicating Alien Probes
One of the most challenging questions to answer when confronting the Fermi Paradox is why exponentially scaling technologies haven’t taken…
Astronomers Will Be Able to Use the World’s Biggest Radio Telescope to Search for Signals from Extraterrestrial Civilizations
Back in April, we reported on how a collaboration between the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Breakthrough Listen Initiative, and…
How the World’s Biggest Radio Telescope Could be Used to Search for Aliens
In the coming years, China's FAST radio telescope could join in the hunt for extraterrestrials thanks to a partnership with…
China’s 500-Meter FAST Radio Telescope is Now Operational
The world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope is officially open for business according to Xinhua, China's official state-run media.…
China’s FAST Telescope, the World’s Largest Single Radio Dish Telescope, is Now Fully Operational
After years of construction, China's new radio telescope is in action. The telescope, called FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope)…