binary pulsar

noun

, Astronomy.

1. a pulsar in a binary system.

Example Sentences

In the same year, it was used in the discovery of the first known binary pulsar, whose change in orbital period provided the first indirect evidence for gravitational waves — the ripples in space-time predicted by Albert Einstein.

From Nature

For example, knowing the true location of a particular binary pulsar—a pair of spinning neutron stars—would improve a Nobel Prize-winning test of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity that relied on the pulsar signals.

From Science Magazine

For example, knowing the true location of a particular binary pulsar—a pair of spinning neutron stars—would improve a Nobel Prize-winning test of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity that relied on the pulsar signals.

From Science Magazine

Opened in 1963, Arecibo is a multipurpose facility that can function as a passive radio telescope for astronomy: It was used in the Nobel Prize–winning discovery of the first binary pulsar in 1974.

From Science Magazine

As the years went by, the scientists found that this 'binary pulsar' was losing energy and spiralling inwards exactly as predicted by Einstein's theory.

From Nature