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Nature has provided us with exquisitely accurate clocks in the form of pulsars, those rapidly rotating neutron stars whose beams of radiation act like high-powered lighthouses across the galaxy. We discuss the amazing discovery of a deep, low, rumble of gravitational waves across the universe by analyzing the periods of 79 of those pulsar lighthouses. Closer to home, there's evidence for a major climate shift on Mars 400,000 years ago that lines up with changes in Mars's spin. Check it all out on this episode of WtG, with wave trivia and space news too.
By Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney4.8
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Nature has provided us with exquisitely accurate clocks in the form of pulsars, those rapidly rotating neutron stars whose beams of radiation act like high-powered lighthouses across the galaxy. We discuss the amazing discovery of a deep, low, rumble of gravitational waves across the universe by analyzing the periods of 79 of those pulsar lighthouses. Closer to home, there's evidence for a major climate shift on Mars 400,000 years ago that lines up with changes in Mars's spin. Check it all out on this episode of WtG, with wave trivia and space news too.

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