Astronomers Discover a Pulsar in a Rare Triple System

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Published: 2026-10-09
Category: science
Source: AAS Nova

Researchers have reported the discovery of PSR J0435+3233, a millisecond pulsar with an unusually fast spin-down rate, located within a rare triple-star system. This discovery, made with the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), offers a valuable opportunity to study dynamics and stellar evolution in such complex configurations.

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