Brightest, Youngest Millisecond Pulsar Discovered

The brightest ever pulsar has been found inside a globular cluster of galaxies, comprising thousands or perhaps millions of stars held together by mutual gravity, orbiting our own Milky Way galaxy.
Brightest, Youngest Millisecond Pulsar Discovered
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/newpulsar.jpg" alt="This image shows the on and off state of gamma rays from pulsar J1823-3021A as seen by Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT). The object pulses 183.8 times a second and has a spin period of 5.44 milliseconds, which translates to 11,000 rpm. (NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration)" title="This image shows the on and off state of gamma rays from pulsar J1823-3021A as seen by Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT). The object pulses 183.8 times a second and has a spin period of 5.44 milliseconds, which translates to 11,000 rpm. (NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration)" width="590" class="size-medium wp-image-1795344"/></a>
This image shows the on and off state of gamma rays from pulsar J1823-3021A as seen by Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT). The object pulses 183.8 times a second and has a spin period of 5.44 milliseconds, which translates to 11,000 rpm. (NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration)
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