AaS! 180: How Does Pulsar Timing Work?
Ask a Spaceman!19 Juli 2022

AaS! 180: How Does Pulsar Timing Work?

What is a pulsar? How can we use them to map gravitational waves? What kind of technology does it take? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman!

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