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China's gigantic telescope detects over 900 new pulsars

STORY: China's gigantic telescope detects over 900 new pulsars SHOOTING TIME: recent footages 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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(SP)RUSSIA-ARTEM-CHILDREN OF PRIMORYE WINTER GAMES-CURLING

(240222) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sun Yufei of Team Jinlin of China competes during the curling mixed team gold medal match between Team Jilin of China and Team Khabarovsk of Russia at the Children of Primorye International Winter Games in Artem, Russia, Feb. 22, 2024. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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Flood in China's Jilin washes chemical-filled barrels into river

JINLIN, China - Residents view a restaurant that has been submerged by torrential rains in Jilin City in northeastern China on July 29, 2010. Flood waters reportedly washed some 3,000 barrels containing highly flammable chemicals at two factories in the city into the Wende River in Jinlin Province on July 28.

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Flood in China's Jilin washes chemical-filled barrels into river

JINLIN, China - Residents view a restaurant that has been submerged by torrential rains in Jilin City in northeastern China on July 29, 2010. Flood waters reportedly washed some 3,000 barrels containing highly flammable chemicals at two factories in the city into the Wende River in Jinlin Province on July 28.

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BASKETBALL-CBA LEAGUE-SICHUAN BLUE WHALES VS JILIN NORTHEAST TIGERS (CN)

(220304) -- SHENYANG, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guo Jinlin (R) of Sichuan Blue Whales breaks through during the 30th round match between Sichuan Blue Whales and Jilin Northeast Tigers at the 2021-2022 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Shenyang of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on March 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BASKETBALL-CBA LEAGUE-SICHUAN BLUE WHALES VS JILIN NORTHEAST TIGERS (CN)

(220304) -- SHENYANG, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guo Jinlin (R) of Sichuan Blue Whales passes the ball during the 30th round match between Sichuan Blue Whales and Jilin Northeast Tigers at the 2021-2022 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Shenyang of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on March 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-FAST TELESCOPE-STUDY-PROGRESS (CN)

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Han Jinlin, an expert with the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, speaks at a press conference held in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 5, 2022. TO GO WITH "China's FAST telescope detects coherent interstellar magnetic field" (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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Flood in China's Jilin washes chemical-filled barrels into river

JINLIN, China - Residents view a restaurant that has been submerged by torrential rains in Jilin City in northeastern China on July 29, 2010. Flood waters reportedly washed some 3,000 barrels containing highly flammable chemicals at two factories in the city into the Wende River in Jinlin Province on July 28. (Kyodo)

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Flood in China's Jilin washes chemical-filled barrels into river

JINLIN, China - Residents view a restaurant that has been submerged by torrential rains in Jilin City in northeastern China on July 29, 2010. Flood waters reportedly washed some 3,000 barrels containing highly flammable chemicals at two factories in the city into the Wende River in Jinlin Province on July 28. (Kyodo)