Fermi Finds a Youthful Pulsar Among Ancient Stars
November 4, 2011
In three years, NASA’s Fermi has detected more than 100 gamma-ray pulsars, but something new has appeared. Among a type of pulsar with ages typically numbering a billion years or more, Fermi has found one that appears to have been born only millions of years ago. credit: NASA
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Star types, Stars, Astronomy, Fermi, GRB 080916C, X-ray pulsar, Enrico Fermi, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Pulsars, Radio astronomy, Physics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
