NASA’s NuSTAR telescope discovers brightest recorded pulsar

Astronomers have used NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to detect the brightest-ever recorded pulsar. The distant object was happened upon by the team while observing a recent supernova in the region. In the long run, the discovery may improve our understanding of how black holes grow... Continue Reading NASA’s NuSTAR telescope discovers brightest recorded pulsar



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Tags: NASA, NuSTAR, Stars, Telescope



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