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January 19, 2010WV student Discovers New Pulsar
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October 8, 2009Job openings with the GBT
October 1, 2009Release of New Dynamic Scheduling System for the GBT
September 22, 2009 South Harrison High School Student Discovers Pulsar-like Object
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WV Student Discovers New Pulsar

Nicholas County High School Student Shay Bloxton

A West Virginia high-school student has discovered a new pulsar, using data from the giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT). Shay Bloxton, 15, a participant in a project in which students analyze data from the radio telescope, spotted evidence of the pulsar on October 15.

Bloxton, along with NRAO astronomers observed the object again one month later. The new observation confirmed that the object is a pulsar, a rotating, superdense neutron star. Bloxton is a sophomore at Nicholas County High School in Summersville, West Virginia.more info