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Jocelyn Bell Burnell is a British astrophysicist best known for her discovery of pulsars. In 1967, when she was a graduate student in radio astronomy at the University of Cambridge, Bell Burnell ...

In 1967 Jocelyn Bell Burnell made a discovery that revolutionized the field of astronomy. She detected the radio signals emitted by certain dying stars called pulsars.

In this extract from Horizon: The Crab Nebula, Jocelyn Bell Burnell recounts observing the first radio pulsars using the Interplanetary Scintillation Array - which she helped to build - while she ...

Northern Ireland born astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Northern Ireland born astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, hopes that Storm Joceyln is 'a useful stirring-up' rather than a destructive ...

Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who is originally from Lurgan, is best known for her 1967 discovery of pulsars. She was 24 years old and a PHD student at Cambridge University at the time.

Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell has been a visionary in her field of expertise, astrophysics, and has relentlessly championed under-represented groups. We hope to emulate her example in the Jocelyn ...

A Northern Ireland born astrophysicist has been honoured with a new building unveiled in her name at Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT). Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell attended the official ...

That time an Air Force sergeant spotted pulsars months before astronomers Jocelyn Bell-Burnell: "He happened to be a very observant person." ...

In "The Sky Is for Everyone," Jocelyn Bell Burnell and a host of other scientists share their experiences as women navigating the field of astronomy.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars, but someone else won the Nobel Bell Burnell has spent her career holding her field to a higher standard of excellence and equity. By Lina Zeldovich ...