[DOC] [TLE] Neutron star - Wikipedia [PAR] A neutron star is the collapsed core of a large star (1029 solar masses). Neutron 
stars are the smallest and densest stars known to exist. With a radius on the order 
of 10 km, they can, however, have a mass of about twice that of the Sun. They 
result from the supernova explosion of a massive star, combined with ... Some 
neutron stars emit beams of electromagnetic radiation that make them... [DOC] [TLE] Pulsar - Wikipedia [PAR] A pulsar is a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of 
electromagnetic ... Observations of a pulsar in a binary neutron star system were 
used to ... Even so, they nicknamed the signal LGM-1, for "little green men" (a 
playful name .... Because pulsars are emitting very regular pulses of radio waves, 
its radio... [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #4867, aired 2005-11-08 [PAR] Nov 8, 2005 ... These spinning neutron stars were named for the bursts, or "pulses", of radio 
waves they emit. $200, 12. A SURE TRY. $400, 25. Taxonomists... [DOC] [TLE] Neutron Stars and Pulsars | Astronomy 801: Planets, Stars, Galaxies ... [PAR] When it collapses down into a neutron star with a radius of 10 km, it will spin up 
so that it ... The first neutron stars to be detected were observed by radio 
telescopes as ... These objects are called pulsars, and they happen to be the 
neutron stars ... by radio telescopes that detect the radio emission from these 
objects, people... [DOC] [TLE] Neutron Stars: Definition & Facts - Space.com [PAR] Jul 31, 2013 ... Although they are about the size of a city, neutron stars pack quite a punch. ... 
Born from the explosive death of another, larger stars, these tiny ... birthed it gives 
the star an extremely quick rotation, causing it to spin several times in a second ... 
Young neutron stars before they cool can also produce pulses of... [DOC] [TLE] Radio telescope picks up signals from intelligent life | Science News ... [PAR] Apr 21, 2015 ... They called these local radio bursts perytons (PAIR-ee-tons). ... One new clue 
that the January perytons at Parkes were human-made? ... pulsar The name for a 
spinning, ultra-dense neutron star. When these stars rotate, they emits short, 
regular pulses of radio waves or X-rays (and occasionally both at... [DOC] [TLE] Magnetar Crackles with Radio Waves - Universe Today [PAR] Aug 30, 2006 ... Astronomers have discovered a rapidly spinning pulsar with a ... currents to flow 
 these currents are generating the radio pulses. ... pulses of radio waves just like 
radio pulsars, which are neutron stars with far less intense magnetic fields. ... 
Timing Explorer when it emitted a strong burst of X-rays in 2003. [DOC] [TLE] Bursting Neutron Star Mystery - Sky & Telescope [PAR] Dec 9, 2005 ... These bursts last mere fractions of a second, but during that fleeting interval they 
are among ... The bursting neutron stars were discovered serendipitously by an ... 
neutron stars that emit regular, periodic pulses of radio waves as they spin. ... 
named these objects RRATs, short for Rotating RAdio Transients. [DOC] [TLE] Pulsars [PAR] They are pulsating neutron stars and black holes. ... in the heavens were emitting 
short, rapid bursts of radio waves at regular intervals. ... No star or galaxy had 
ever been observed to emit signals as bizarre as these. ... The explanation for the 
periodic bursts of radiation is then that the pulsar is spinning about its axis, and 
as... [DOC] [TLE] A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Bell and Hewish ... - PBS [PAR] Hewish and his graduate students in 1967 completed a radio telescope ... These 
were not like signals from other known sources such as stars, ... They couldn't 
rule out "little green men" at this point, and they half-kiddingly named the signal 
LGM1. ... From far off, the spinning pulsar's radio emission is perceived in pulses,

Question: These spinning neutron stars were named for the bursts, or "pulses", of radio waves they emit
Answer: pulsars