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How Fast Can a Pulsar Spin?

Question: How fast can a pulsar spin? — Anna Answer: The fastest spinning pulsar has been clocked at a…

Question: Did anyone see the nova just east of cassiopeia at 10:41 P.M. PDT Monday night ? It lasted…

Question: What discoveries were made possible by Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s discovery of pulsars? — Anna Answer: Before Jocelyn Bell…

Question: Hi. I am trying to find DSO in Sag and Oph with 15×64 binocs and think I have…

Question: How was astronomy used to create the Mayan Calendar? — Joe Answer: I think that the most comprehensive…

Question: What happens to black holes, pulsars, quasars, and white dwarfs at the end of their life cycles? —…

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