New Analysis Method Discovers Millisecond Pulsar via its Pulsed Gamma Radiation
Using a new a new data analysis method, a team of scientists discovered a millisecond pulsar solely via its pulsed gamma radiation. Pulsars are the…
Pulsars
Newly Discovered Gamma-Ray Pulsar J1838-0537
By employing new optimal algorithms on their ATLAS computer cluster to help go through Fermi data, scientists from the Max Planck Institute discovered the 5,000…
RadioAstron, An International Project for VLBI Observations in Space
Using interferometric measurements to achieve extremely high angular resolutions, the RadioAstron mission will enable astronomers to study scientific topics like particle acceleration near supermassive black…
Possibly the Fastest Moving Pulsar Ever Detected – Traveling at Roughly 6 Million MPH
Using three different telescopes, scientists found evidence of a pulsar moving at a speed between 5.4 million and 6.5 million miles per hour at a…
New Technique Leads to the Discovery of 5 New Pulsars
By combining observations from the Large Area Telescope and the Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia, scientists have found a new technique for hunting pulsars. The…
Gamma Rays Conclusions Based on Fermi Data
Roughly four years after the Fermi began studying gamma-rays, a soon to be published study documents interesting findings. It turns out that the Crab Nebula…
Crab Nebula Emits Pulses at Unexplainable Levels
Astrophysicists knew the pulses emitted from the Crab Nebula were powerful, but what they found was 50 to 100 times higher than theorists thought possible….
Crab Nebula Pulsar Abrupt Acceleration is Ultrarelativistic
The Crab Nebula (NGC 1952) is easily visible through small telescopes, which has allowed astronomers to observe its growth and evolution, ever since its birth…
Astrophysicist Uses Computer Simulations to Explain Millisecond Pulsars
Astrophysicist Thomas Tauris from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy and the Argelander Institute for Astronomy in Bonn used computer simulations to explain the…