Ultra-fast pulsar found near the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

Scientists at Columbia University working with Breakthrough Listen, a research initiative focused on searching for signs of civilizations beyond Earth, have reported new findings from the Breakthrough Listen Galactic Center Survey. This project represents one of the most sensitive radio investigations ever carried out to search for pulsars in the turbulent central region of the Milky Way. The research was led by recent Columbia PhD graduate Karen I. Perez and published in The A...