Place

Pingtang, China

Name: Pingtang, China
Address: China, CN

2 events here, 2016 to 2022, in date order.

25 Sep 2016Government
China opens FAST radio telescope, citing a search for alien signals
China's state news agency Xinhua reported the opening of the 500-meter FAST radio telescope in Guizhou, then the world's largest single-dish radio telescope. Chinese astronomers said its work would include studying possible interstellar communication signals.
14 Jun 2022Media
Chinese state-run paper reports possible alien signals from FAST, then deletes the story
Science and Technology Daily, a state-run paper, reported that a Beijing Normal University team had found suspicious narrow-band signals in FAST data; the report was then removed. Lead scientist Zhang Tongjie said radio interference was a very likely cause.

China opens FAST radio telescope, citing a search for alien signals