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A new pulsating object has been discovered at the center of the galaxy

Pulsars are rotating neutron stars that emit beams of electromagnetic radiation. The fastest spinning pulsars with a spin period of less than 30 milliseconds are known as millisecond pulsars (MSPs). MSPs are thought to form in binary systems when an initially more massive object becomes a neutron star, which then spins up due to the … Read more

Three new millisecond pulsars discovered

Pulsars are rotating neutron stars that, like lighthouses, emit beams of electromagnetic radiation. The fastest spinning pulsars with a spin period of less than 30 milliseconds are known as millisecond pulsars (MSPs). It is assumed that they form in binary systems, with the neutron star spinning up due to the accretion of matter from the … Read more