中国天眼作为国之重器，自2016年9月25日落成以来已稳定运行十年，在脉冲星探测领域取得举世瞩目的成就。1该望远镜累计发现1300余颗脉冲星，远超全球其他射电望远镜同期发现数量的总和。1这一突破标志着中国射电天文学实现了从跟跑到领跑的历史性转变。
在技术创新方面，中国天眼克服了多项前沿难题。1其调试周期仅两年多，远少于传统大型射电望远镜的4年以上。1馈源舱钢丝绳等核心部件实现了国产化，成本较进口产品降低近一半，性能达到国际同等水平。1自主研发的脉冲星数据处理软件处理精度提升50%，已被国内10余家科研单位采用。1所有核心设备均有明确的国产替代方案。1
在科学成果方面，中国天眼展现了强大的观测能力。1望远镜于2021年3月31日正式向全球科学界开放观测申请。1在纳赫兹引力波探测领域产出世界最高置信度的观测成果，发现了轨道周期仅53分钟的最短脉冲星双星系统。1目前团队正推进二期升级项目，计划构建全球首个混合口径射电干涉阵列。1
China's Sky Eye has emerged as a transformative instrument in global astronomy since its completion a decade ago. The radio telescope, which became operational on September 25, 2016, has discovered over 1,300 pulsars, surpassing the combined total of all other radio telescopes worldwide during the same period 1. This achievement marks a historic transition for Chinese radio astronomy from following international standards to leading the field 1.
The facility has demonstrated remarkable efficiency in its technological capabilities. The commissioning process took just over two years, substantially shorter than the four or more years typically required for conventional large-scale radio telescopes 1. The team accomplished critical advances in domestic innovation, including the development of domestically produced steel wire ropes for the feed cabin, which reduced costs by nearly half compared to imported alternatives while maintaining performance standards equivalent to international levels 1. Additionally, the independently developed pulsar data processing software improved detection precision by 50 percent and is now utilized by over a dozen domestic research institutions 1. The project has ensured that all core equipment components have clearly identified domestic replacement options 1.
Since opening its observation applications to the global scientific community on March 31, 2021, the Sky Eye has continued producing significant discoveries 1. Notable achievements include generating the world's highest-confidence observational results in nanohertz gravitational wave detection and identifying the shortest-period binary pulsar system with an orbital period of just 53 minutes 1. The research team is advancing a second-phase upgrade project with plans to construct the world's first hybrid-aperture radio interferometric array 1.
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