NASA's Fermi Finds Youngest Millisecond Pulsar, 100 Pulsars To-Date
January 11, 2013
This image shows the on and off state of gamma rays from pulsar J1823-3021A as seen by Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT). The object pulses 183.8 times a second and has a spin period of 5.44 milliseconds, which translates to 11,000 rpm. Credit: NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration
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Star types, Astronomy, Physics, Technology Internet, Fermi, American Astronomical Society 215th meeting, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Millisecond pulsar, Enrico Fermi, Space, Pulsar, Crab Nebula, Radio astronomy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
