The Ultimate Heavy Metal Space Rock

Abstract

Pulsars were discovered by Jocelyn Bell during her PhD research in 1967. Tommy Gold suggested these radio signals are generated by rapidly spinning neutron stars and was proved correct when a pulsar was identified in the Crab Nebula, which is the remnant of a supernova seen in 1054. The original signal detected by Bell has become a cultural icon since being used as the cover art for an album by rock band Joy Division.