"Breakthrough Discovery: Giant Radio Telescope Uncovers Evolutionary Link in Spider Pulsar System"

Researchers using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) have discovered a binary pulsar system, named PSR J1953+1844 or M71E, with a 53-minute orbital period. This discovery fills the gap in the evolution of spider pulsar systems, confirming the theoretical path from redback to black widow states. The findings provide new insights into the behavior of these fascinating objects and were published in Nature.