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The illustration shows a pulsar (red sphere) and its strong magnetic field (yellow lines). As the stellar remnant rotates, narrow beams of radio waves (cones) from its poles sweep across the sky and become detectable as regular signals for observers on Earth. The new study suggests that beams may also arise from a region farther out along a 'current sheet'.

Radio signals from the edge of extreme stars

March 30, 2026

New evidence that some of the fastest-spinning stars in the Universe broadcast radio waves from far beyond where scientists thought possible.

An image of Murriyang, CSIRO's Parkes Radio Telescope, beneath a starry sky featuring the Constellation of Orion

Australasian “Orange” Pulsar Workshop 2026

February 17, 2026

Overview The Australasian “Orange” Pulsar Meeting is a fortnightly telecon, supplemented by occasional in‑person workshops, for the Australasian pulsar and FRB community that fosters collaboration between theorists, modellers, and observers. […]

Spinning shining orb with energetic lines coming off it, A pulse beats out of the poles.

The slowest rotating ‘cosmic lighthouse’ yet discovered

January 22, 2025

Distant neutron stars typically spin a full 360 degrees within seconds. However, a new  type of ‘radio transient object’ – so called as they are detected in radio waves – has […]

Australian researchers give weight to NASA neutron star study

July 16, 2024

Nearly 30 years of data from CSIRO’s Parkes telescope and NASA’s NICER have revealed a nearby neutron star’s mass, helping scientists predict gravitational waves from neutron star collision – the key to understanding how these extreme objects collapse into black holes.