There's a possibility that China has already detected hints of strange life in the universe.

According to the latest report, the commotion on Twitter has claimed that the country's Sky Eye or FAST radio telescope has picked up signals from an otherworldly civilization.

Could Sky Eye Telescope Really Bizarre Signals From Afar?

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Did China just stumble with strange signals coming from extraterrestrial planets?

As Bloomberg spotted in a now-deleted Science and Technology Daily report, China could potentially capture suspicious signals from other planets.

The Sky Eye or the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) has detected some interference indicating that there's a life existing outside the planet.

To date, FAST is regarded to be the largest radio telescope in the world. It's not only the biggest, but it's also the most sensitive among them all.

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What Did the 2020 Discovery Find Out

As per Earth Sky, Andrew Jones, a reporter tracking the said space program, posted that this information came from a reputable Chinese source on Twitter.

The state-backed website wrote that China's Sky Eye (FAST) made a huge breakthrough in the making back in September 2020.

According to the deleted report, Professor Zhan Tongjie, a chief scientist working in Beijing Normal University's Department of Astronomy and Extraterrestrial Civilization Research Group, said that the experts had discovered some indications that "strange" civilizations existed outside the planet.

Tongjie's team detected the electromagnetic signals that came differently from the other signals that they picked up. Zhang continued that the radio interference in the area was very high, but still, this needs further confirmation.

The process is guaranteed to be long since this is the first time the Sky Eye telescope has detected an extraterrestrial signal from nowhere. If proven to be true, this could open a portal for the astronomers to study what lies beneath the vast universe.

China to Rival NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

So far, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope remains to be the most controversial observatory in existence when it comes to astronomy. It's the most versatile space tool that is used in almost every astronomical exploration.

However, China wants to launch its space telescope that could potentially compete with the Hubble. As Space.com reported last month, the country is preparing to launch its first space telescope next year.

The so-called Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST) can be compared to the Hubble Space Telescope. From its 6.6-meter lens to its colossal field of view, it could potentially be used to carry out future space missions.

Based on the documents provided by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the CSST could survey up to 40% of the sky thanks to its ultra-HD camera (billion pixels).

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Written by Joseph Henry