This newly discovered neutron star might light the way for a whole new class of stellar object
- Written by Manisha Caleb, Lecturer, University of Sydney
ShutterstockThe discovery of a neutron star emitting unusual radio signals is rewriting our understanding of these unique star systems.
My colleagues and I (the MeerTRAP team) made the discovery when observing the Vela-X 1 region of the Milky Way about 1,300 light years away from Earth, using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. We spotted...





