Astronomers have discovered a pulsar — a dense and rapidly spinning neutron star sending radio waves into the cosmos — using a low-frequency radio telescope in outback Australia. The new pulsar is located more than 3,000 light-years from Earth and spins about once every second. Pulsars are used by astronomers for applications including testing the laws of physics under extreme conditions.
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Source: ScienceDaily