1967 ⟶ Discovery of Pulsars (Rotating Neutron Stars)
Pulsars (rotating neutron stars) discovered
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🌟 Fleming Publishes Discovery of White Dwarf Stars
Williamina Fleming publishes her discovery of white dwarf stars.⟶
AstronomyStellar AstronomyWhite DwarfFlemingAstrophysics
United States🧲 Chadwick's Discovery of the Neutron
James Chadwick: Neutron discovered⟶
Nuclear PhysicsNeutronChadwickAtomic StructureSubatomic ParticlesParticle PhysicsNuclear Reactions20th Century Physics
United Kingdom
🌟 Discovery of the First Pulsar
Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish detected the first pulsar, an object emitting regular pulses of radio waves. Pulsars are eventually recognized as rapidly spinning neutron stars with intense magnetic fields - the remains of a supernova explosion.⟶
AstronomyAstrophysicsPulsarJocelyn Bell BurnellAntony HewishNeutron StarsRadio Waves1960sSupernova
United Kingdom💫 Discovery of the First Millisecond Pulsar
Donald C. Backer et al. discover the first millisecond pulsar⟶
PulsarsRadio AstronomyDonald C. BackerAstrophysicsNeutron Stars1980sAstronomyCelestial Objects
United States