Cosmic ‘cannonballs’ may explain mystery of fast-switching pulsar
Astronomers illuminate strange pulsar behavior.
Tag: pulsar
Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity aces its toughest test yet in 16-year-old study of unique pulsar system
Scientists hoped to find a deviation from this landmark theory. But general relativity proves yet again to be one tough ...
Astronomers map the surface of a pulsar for the first time
A new mapped the surface of a pulsar, and it may cause astronomers to rewrite their textbooks.
Peculiar pulsar slows down before ‘glitching’
The findings might help astronomers unravel the dynamics inside neutron stars.
She lost the Nobel Prize to her supervisor in 1974 — now, she got a $3 million physics prize, and donated all of it
The pioneering physicist gave all the prize money away.
Astronomers are on the lookout for low-frequency gravitational waves generated by merging supermassive black holes
An ingenious technique could enable us to witness some of the strongest gravitational waves.
Astronomers discover the first white dwarf pulsar in history, ending half a century of searching
It's small but it will rip you apart using only magnetism.
How to weigh a star: a new mathematical method
A novel mathematical model can weigh the mass of a pulsar - a rapidly rotating magnetized neutran star - using ...
Scientists Observe Giant Burst of Radio Waves
Scientists have observed a massive burst of radio waves, helping them narrow down the potential sources of these huge bursts ...
Pulsars with black holes could hold the ‘holy grail’ of gravity
Pulsars and black holes, two of the most enigmatic celestial bodies in the Universe may actually hold the key to ...
The combined computing power of 200,000 private PCs helps astronomers take an inventory of the Milky Way
It's a good day for crowdsourcing - the Einstein@Home project, which connects home and office PCs of volunteers from around ...
We now know the birth place of the biggest guitar in the galaxy
In case you're wondering, the biggest 'guitar' in our galaxy is in fact a pulsar that was nicknamed The Guitar ...
Nasa discovers a dozen pulsars that change understanding about dying stars
Recently, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope discovered no more, no less than 12 pulsars, and it also detected gamma ray ...
