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Eccentric pulsar system challenges theories of binary formation

physorg.com: A comparison of the orbits of the pulsar J19030327 and its possible sun-like companion star with the orbit of the Earth around the sun. The objects sizes are not to scale. Bill Saxton NRAOAUINSF physorg.com
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May 15, 2008
        
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An ongoing sky survey using the Cornell-managed Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico has turned up a massive, fast-spinning binary pulsar with a mysterious elongated orbit, researchers say. The pulsar and its companion star challenge currently accepted views of binary pulsar formation and give... [read full story]                    

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Astronomers Baffled by Bizarre Star

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Astronomers Baffled by Bizarre Star

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May 18, 2008
        

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 7:32 AM EDT Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit around a star much like the sun -- an arrangement defying what had been known about such objects. The rapidly spinning...

Astronomers baffled by strange fast-spinning star

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May 18, 2008
        

MELBOURNE: Astronomers are puzzled by the discovery of a strange fast-spinning pulsar in an elongated orbit around an apparent Sun-like star, pushing scientists to figure out how this unique system was produced, said David Champion of the Australia Telescope National Facility. David said Pulsars...

Astronomers baffled by weird, fast-spinning pulsar

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May 18, 2008
        

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 4:01 AM EDT By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit around a star much like the sun -- an arrangement defying what had been known about...

Astronomers mystified by `weird` star

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May 18, 2008
        

Washington (ANTARA News) - Astronomers are puzzled by the discovery of a pulsar with an unusual orbit never before seen in similar fast-spinning neutron stars that beam regular pulses of radio waves. Pulsars usually have a circular orbit around white dwarf stars, but the newly found object...

Astronomers mystified by 'weird' star

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May 17, 2008
        

Washington - Astronomers are puzzled by the discovery of a pulsar with an unusual orbit never before seen in similar fast-spinning neutron stars that beam regular pulses of radio waves. Pulsars usually have a circular orbit around white dwarf stars, but the newly found object travels in an oval,...

Astronomers mystified by 'weird' star

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May 17, 2008
        

Washington - Astronomers are puzzled by the discovery of a pulsar with an unusual orbit never before seen in similar fast-spinning neutron stars that beam regular pulses of radio waves. Pulsars usually have a circular orbit around white dwarf stars, but the newly found object travels in an oval,...

Moreover Public: Astronomers mystified by 'weird' star

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May 17, 2008
        

AFP - Friday, May 16 10:46 pm WASHINGTON (AFP) - Astronomers are puzzled by the discovery of a pulsar with an unusual orbit never before seen in similar fast-spinning neutron stars that beam regular pulses of radio waves. Pulsars usually have a circular orbit around white dwarf stars, but the...

Astronomers baffled by strange fast spinning star

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May 17, 2008
        

Saturday, May 17, 2008 : 1850 Hrs RSS Feeds Astronomers baffled by strange fast-spinning star Melbourne (PTI): Astronomers are puzzled by the discovery of a strange fast-spinning pulsar in an elongated orbit around an apparent Sun-like star, pushing scientists to figure out how this unique system...

Strange Pulsar

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May 17, 2008
        

Hmmm… “You don’t want to just find hundreds of objects, you want to find the two or three that are plain weird and we’ve found one,” he said. The pulsar, dubbed J1903+0327, is located 20,000 light-years away from Earth and has a mass of about 1.74 times that of the sun, making it heavier than...

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Astronomers in a Spin About Mystery Pulsar

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May 17, 2008
        

By Govert Schilling ScienceNOW Daily News Imagine a star more massive than the sun yet hardly larger than a small city. Such millisecond pulsars are fairly common in the Milky Way, but astronomers have found one that stands out. Pulsar J1903+0327, some 20,000 light-years from Earth, appears to be...

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