Jeni talks to the legendary discoverer of pulsars, champion of women in science and Oxford University astronomer about her astronomy career, inspirations, motivations and key discoveries. A very special interview with one of modern astronomy’s greats!
Jun 8th: Pulsars as the Particle Accelerators of the Universe
Fast, strong magnetic winds caused by quickly rotating pulsars may be accelerating particles like electrons to extremely high-energy states and creating gamma-ray photons in their wake.
Feb 21st: All The Uses Of Pulsars (Including Murder)
Pulsars are the rapidly spinning degenerate husks of dead stars, turning hundreds of times a second. But they’re also handy clocks, spinning with such certainty and accuracy that astronomers can use them for all kinds of stuff. We might even use them to navigate the cosmos.
Jul 13th: We’re Full of Stars
Today @CheapAstro is full of stars. What do different pulsar frequencies mean? How are stars named? Find out the answer at #365DaysOfAstro
June 5th: An Introduction to Pulsars: Cosmic Lighthouses
February 11th: Nature's Most Precise Clocks May Make 'Galactic GPS' Possible
Date: February 11, 2010 Title: Nature's Most Precise Clocks May Make 'Galactic GPS' Possible Podcaster: Kevin John and Paul Ray Organization: Sonoma State NASA E/PO: http://epo.sonoma.edu US...
September 18th: Pulsar Search Collaboratory
Date: September 18, 2009 Title: Pulsar Search Collaboratory Podcaster: Sue Ann Heatherly from NRAO Organization: NRAO: http://www.gb.nrao.edu/ Description: Join Lucas Bolyard, a sophomore at a...