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In 1992 the first exoplanets were found orbiting one of these rotating stars that emit regular bursts of radiation pulsars $1,600 DJ TO THE EXOPLANETS! 2023-11-06 #8966
The first exoplanets were discovered in 1992 circling PSR B1257+12, one of these stars emitting regular bursts of radio waves pulsars $2,000 DJ EXOPLANETS 2021-11-16 #8512
Discovered in 1967, the 1st of these stars was dubbed LGM-1--the perceived signal was jokingly thought to be from little green men pulsars FJ ASTRONOMY 2020-09-24 #8244
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue from the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia.) In the last decade alone, Green Bank's Byrd telescope has discovered more than 100 of these rapidly spinning stars that act like interstellar lighthouses, emitting strong bursts of radiation at regular intervals pulsars DD $5,000 DJ RADIOASTRONOMY 2013-12-23 #6736
Like quasars, these stars also send out radio waves but in short, rapid bursts pulsars $400 DJ ASTRONOMY 1990-10-19 #1410
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