By conducting timing observations, astronomers have uncovered important insights into the properties of the millisecond pulsar PSR J2055+3829. Results of the observations, presented in a paper published July 23 on arXiv.org, indicate that this object is an eclipsing “black widow” pulsar.
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https://phys.org/news/2019-07-psr-j20553829-eclipsing-black-widow.html