Neutron star · ~1.337 s period

PSR B1919+21

The first pulsar ever discovered, found by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish in 1967 as a startlingly regular radio signal once labelled 'LGM-1' for Little Green Men. Its 1.337-second pulses opened the study of neutron stars; the discovery is commemorated on the cover of Joy Division's album Unknown Pleasures.

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›The very first pulsar, discovered in 1967

Pulsar
Neutron Star
The Discovery of Pulsars
The Pulsar Mechanism

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PSR B1919+21

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PSR B1919+21

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