Meet other local astronomy buffs and talk about the cosmos.
The November speaker is Ingrid Stairs of UBC astronomy speaking on her recent pulsar discovery.
“A Brand-New (In Every Way) Millisecond Pulsar”
Pulsars generally come in two types: "young and slow" and "old and fast," with the fastest known pulsar spinning more than 700 times per second.
How does a neutron star get to spin so quickly? Read more
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