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Fermi's 100th pulsar star

Rome, Italy - Latest discovery made by the Large Area Telescope, Italian "Eye" operating on the NASA satellite

The Large Area Telescope (LAT), Italian "Eye" of NASA's Fermi mission, discovered a powerful millisecond pulsar. This result, achieved by an international team (significantly supported by Italy), impeaches the current theories regarding the origin of these cosmic objects. Thanks to Fermi another milestone has been reached: a second team of experts has developed an innovative technical and functional...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1135325
Rome, Italy, 11/04/2011 16:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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