China's gigantic telescope detects over 900 new pulsars
STORY: China's gigantic telescope detects over 900 new pulsars
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DATELINE: April 17, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:11
LOCATION: GUIYANG, China
CATEGORY: SCIENCE
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST)
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HAN JINLIN, Scientist with the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC)
3. various of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST)
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIANG PENG, Chief engineer of the FAST
STORYLINE:
China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified more than 900 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Wednesday.
Pulsars, or fast-spinning neutron stars, originate from the imploded cores of massive dying stars through supernova explosions.
Pulsar observation is an important task for FAST, which can be used to confirm the existence of gravitational radia
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