Rapidly spinning 'extreme' neutron star discovered by US Navy research intern
A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory intern and astronomers found a fast-spinning neutron star, GLIMPSE-C01A, in the Milky Way's Glimpse-CO1 star cluster. This discovery, using VLA and VLITE data, offers insights into pulsar physics and potential spacecraft navigation applications.
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A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory intern, Amaris McCarver, and a team of astronomers discovered a rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar, within the Glimpse-CO1 star cluster in the Milky Way. This millisecond pulsar, named GLIMPSE-C01A, spins hundreds of times per second and is the first of its kind found in this star cluster. The discovery was made using the Very Large Array (VLA) and VLITE data. Neutron stars like this are born from the remnants of massive stars and have extreme conditions ideal for studying unique physics phenomena. The team's findings were published in The Astrophysical Journal, highlighting the potential for using millisecond pulsars for spacecraft navigation and the crucial role of interns in cutting-edge research. The pulsar's discovery opens new possibilities for efficiently finding highly dispersed and accelerated pulsars, paving the way for further exploration in the field of astrophysics.
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