The pulsar, designated PSR J1617−2258A, was found in the globular cluster NGC 6093. The discovery was detailed in a research paper published Feb. 13 on the arXiv pre-print server.

They have discovered an unusual pulsar - one of deep space's magnetized spinning neutron-star 'lighthouses' that emits highly focused radio waves from its magnetic poles. The newly discovered ...

Caption The entire sky as seen by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and the two pulsars discovered by Einstein@Home that were now published. The field below each inset shows the pulsar name and ...

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The starburst-like diagram is called a pulsar map, because it shows the location of our sun relative to known pulsars. Pulsars are the rapidly spinning remains of dying stars—the leftover cores ...