New pulsar puts on one-man show

WASHINGTON - A discovered bursting pulsar at the heart of the Milky Way is performing like a one man band in a universe of astronomical…

WASHINGTON - A discovered bursting pulsar at the heart of the Milky Way is performing like a one man band in a universe of astronomical soloists, US space scientists said on Wednesday.

"What's so exciting about this object is that it does so many different things," said astrophysicist Mr Frederick Lamb. "Some (heavenly) objects play the drums, some play the cymbals, and a few play the trumpet. This one's a one man band."

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