SMRTR Science & EngineeringMay 20, 2026NotebookCheck

Astronomers have discovered 15 new pulsars in a globular cluster near Earth

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MeerKAT radio telescope discovered 15 new millisecond pulsars in globular cluster 47 Tucanae, bringing its total to 42. The pulsars spin with periods of 1.88–13.03 ms, and 12 orbit companion stars.

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