Calling all stargazers and science enthusiasts! China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) – the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope – is inviting researchers worldwide to apply for free observation time in 2024-2025.
Nestled in a lush karst valley in Guizhou Province, this engineering marvel has scanned the skies for over 5,000 hours annually since its 2020 launch. With its disco-ball-like precision, FAST has already discovered 890+ pulsars (super-dense cosmic lighthouses!) and cracked mysteries like fast radio bursts.
Applications for the August 2024-July 2025 window close on May 15, 2024 (16:00 UT). Teams from 15 countries have already booked nearly 900 hours of telescope time since 2021 – could your project be next?
Whether you’re into pulsar hunting, galaxy mapping, or decoding space signals, FAST’s ultra-sensitive tech might be your ticket to groundbreaking discoveries. No PhD? No problem – share this with your astronomy-loving squad!
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