Astronomers Detected Three Mysterious “Glitches” in a Pulsar That Had Gone Silent for Years
Astronomers monitoring an unusual young neutron star report a stellar surprise after years of apparent silence, as the space object has displayed sudden changes in its rotation, including one large event they characterize as a “glitch” that could point to evidence of exotic matter. The discovery involves a 41,000-year-old pulsar known as PSR J1637−4642, which…
