Unusual neutron star spinning every 76 seconds is discovered in stellar graveyardAn international team of scientists including astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, has discovered an unusual radio emitting neutron star, which rotates extremely slowly, completing one rotation every 76 seconds. The team, led by members of the MeerTRAP (More Transients and Pulsars) group at The University of Manchester say it is a unique discovery as it resides in the neutron star graveyard where they do not expect any pulsations at all. The discovery was made using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa.
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