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When was the first pulsar discovered?
Quick Answer
The first pulsar was discovered in 1967 by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
The Full Story
The discovery was made in 1967 while studying radio signals from space at Cambridge University. Jocelyn Bell Burnell noticed a highly regular signal that at first seemed so unusual it was jokingly labeled LGM-1, for “Little Green Men.” The source turned out to be a rapidly rotating neutron star, later called a pulsar. This finding opened a new field in astronomy and provided strong evidence for the existence of neutron stars.
Key Facts
1.Discovered in 1967
2.Found by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish
3.Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars
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