High school student discovers strange astronomical object
Description
A West Virginia high-school student has discovered a new astronomical object -- a strange type of neutron star called a rotating radio transient. Lucas Boylard, a sophomore at South Harrison High School in Clarksburg, W.Va., made the discovery while participating in the Pulsar Search Collaborative, an ITEST project, in which students are trained to scrutinize data from the National Science Foundation's giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT).
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NEWS DETAILS
Publication Year
2009
Source
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Topic(s)
Youth Motivation and Interests in STEM
Additional Disciplines
Engineering - astronomy
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