NASA'S Fermi Telescope Unveils a Dozen New Pulsars

NASA ^ | 01.06.09 | Francis Reddy NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered 12 new gamma-ray-only pulsars and has detected gamma-ray pulses from 18 others. The finds are transforming our understanding of how these stellar cinders work.

"We know of 1,800 pulsars, but until Fermi we saw only little wisps of energy from all but a handful of them," says Roger Romani of Stanford University, Calif. "Now, for dozens of pulsars, we're seeing the actual power of these machines."

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

More good images at the NASA Site

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

More stuff out there....

[Reaganesque]

NASA'S Fermi Telescope Unveils a Dozen New Pulsars

The pulsars, realizing they were being observed, screamed and yanked the shower curtain closed.

Sorry, but the use of the word "unveils" made me think of a peeping tom. I'll shut up now.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This goes with the image above:

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Image above: NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has found 12 previously unknown pulsars (orange). Fermi also detected gamma-ray emissions from known radio pulsars (magenta, cyan) and from known or suspected gamma-ray pulsars identified by NASA's now-defunct Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (green). Credit: NASA/Fermi/LAT Collaboration
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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Isn’t “Unveiled” a religious term...like the Priest “Unveiled”...?

[cripplecreek]

I unveiled a pulsar to my girlfriend.

[sit-rep]

pervert...

[Reaganesque]

I hang my head in shame.

[sit-rep]

lol...

I’ll give ya kudos for speaking what %80 thought and never would!!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

All students will stay on topic....or else!!!! ):~

[NormsRevenge]

Very cool stuff. Thanks!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Ernest_at_the_Beach.

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