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06-02-08, 01:44 PM
"The search for gravitational waves has revealed new information about the core of one of the most famous objects in the sky: the Crab Pulsar in the Crab Nebula.
An analysis by the international LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) Scientific Collaboration, to be submitted to Astrophysical Journal Letters, has shown that although the pulsar is losing energy at a rapid rate, less than 4% of this energy loss is caused by gravitational waves. "
Read more (http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_79459_en.html)
An analysis by the international LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) Scientific Collaboration, to be submitted to Astrophysical Journal Letters, has shown that although the pulsar is losing energy at a rapid rate, less than 4% of this energy loss is caused by gravitational waves. "
Read more (http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_79459_en.html)