Glossary · term

Pulsar

Astronomy

Aliases
pulsars, neutron star
Domain
Astronomy

Definition

A spinning neutron star sweeping a radio beam past us like a lighthouse, with a regularity that rivals atomic clocks. Found in 1967 and briefly labelled LGM-1.

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