pulsars
- plural of pulsar.
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Most neutron stars remain hidden unless they appear as pulsars that emit radio waves or shine brightly in X-rays.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026
This new model could give scientists a powerful way to study rotating gravitational systems and better understand pulsars, which are typically difficult to visualize directly.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
Initially believed to be interference, the signals turned out to be the first evidence of pulsars, rapidly spinning neutron stars that opened a new field of astrophysics.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026
These sources include pulsars, planetary nebulae, compact HII regions -- which are dense, ionized gas clouds in space -- as well as distant galaxies that lie far beyond the Milky Way.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026
Longterm timing of the radio pulse rate of some pulsars, for instance, one called PSR 0329 + 54, suggests that these objects may have one or more small planetary companions.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
