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Journeys of discovery: Jocelyn Bell Burnell and pulsars

29 Nov 2020

"On 28 November 1967, it came again, a string of pulses one-and-a third seconds apart." This was not the work of Little Green Men. Jocelyn Bell had...

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Astronomers discover the ‘Mighty Mouse’ of stellar remnants

08 Oct 2014

An international team of astronomers has found a pulsating, dead star beaming with the energy of about 10 million suns. This is the brightest pulsar...

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