Pulsar Found Near the Center of the Milky Way Could Test Einstein’s Theories

Now, according to a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, there could be a pulsar at the center of our Milky Way—and it could open a new chapter in physics. Researchers from Columbia ...
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Researchers Announce Discovery of a Possible Pulsar in the Milky Way’s Center

Confirming a pulsar star would enable unprecedented tests of General Relativity. Such a discovery would revolutionize physics ...

Long-term radio observations probe a relativistic binary pulsar system

Astronomers have analyzed the data from long-term radio observations of a binary pulsar known as PSR J1906+0746. Results of the new study, published February 5 on the arXiv pre-print server, deliver ...
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Unique pulsar may be orbiting our galaxy's supermassive black hole, posing an incredible test for Einstein’s relativity

Pulsars are a special class of neutron stars that spin very quickly on their axes, releasing pulses of radio waves. These ...
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Researchers discover possible pulsar near Milky Way’s black hole

And No That’s Not a Euphemism. Probably.
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Scientists may have discovered a pulsar at the Milky Way’s heart—a result that could reveal new physics

If the pulsar is confirmed, it could enable more precise measurements of the space-time around the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole ...