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Strange object discovered in space should never have been there
Astronomers discover an unusual neutron star that emits double pulses, challenging theories about stellar remnants.
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Astronomers discover rule-breaking neutron star with an incredibly slow six-hour spin
"A normal pulsar couldn't spin this slowly and produce ... or special pulsars called magnetars could be behind the slow pulses. However, the long-period radio transients found so far all emit ...
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Gravitational waves could give us insights into fast radio bursts
Magnetars can experience powerful star quakes ... as well as for GWs from magnetar bursts and pulsar glitches. Different researchers have used the more powerful LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA (LVK ...
Blinking radio pulses from space hint at a cosmic object that ‘shouldn’t exist’
Most pulsars, the faster-spinning cousins of ASKAP J1839-0756, are like one-sided flashlights. The axis they spin around is closely aligned to the axis of their magnetic field, which means we only see ...
ScienceAlert22d
Astronomers Discover Slow-Spinning Radio Source That 'Shouldn't Exist'
Whether a pulsar's magnetic and rotational axes become more aligned ... magnetic field that makes Earth's most powerful magnets look like featherweights. Magnetars generate radio pulses through a ...
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Mysterious Space Pulses Suggest Impossible Cosmic Object
Whether a pulsar's magnetic and rotational axes become more aligned ... magnetic field that makes Earth's most powerful magnets look like featherweights. Magnetars generate radio pulses through a ...