China on July 12 delivered about 17 grams of lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-5 probe to 13 institutions, which had applied for research programs to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of CNSA, as reported by Xinhua News Agency.

FAST announced that it would be open to the global scientific community. As of mid-May, more than 200 requests have been received so far, among which more than 30 came from abroad. All the submission will be evaluated by top experts in their respective domains to ensure that the approved ones are in line with astronomical frontiers. The chosen teams are expected to start using FAST in August this year, as reported by China Daily.