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The discoveries of penicillin, radioactivity and weird stars called pulsars all came from odd results that could easily have been dismissed.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Its work in tracking spacecraft in the early space race, and its research into quasars, pulsars and gravitational lenses, is also part of its outstanding scientific heritage.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Pulsar Timing Arrays rely on rapidly spinning neutron stars known as pulsars, which act as extraordinarily precise clocks in space.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
They are also investigating whether similar mechanisms could help explain the lack of planets around binary pulsars, which are pairs of rapidly spinning neutron stars that emit regular radio pulses.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
Blinking and ticking like a cosmic metronome, pulsars keep far better time than the most accurate ordinary clock.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
