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Scientists Discover Pulsar Near Milky Way's Black Hole

2/13/2026

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Scientists potentially identified a pulsar at the center of the Milky Way, near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.
The finding was published February 9 in The Astrophysical Journal.
The pulsar spins every 8.19 milliseconds and researchers hope to use it for precision measurements of space-time around Sagittarius A*.
The signal was detected by the Breakthrough Listen program, which requires further study to confirm its nature.

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Scientists potentially identified a pulsar at the center of the Milky Way, near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.
The finding was published February 9 in The Astrophysical Journal.
The pulsar spins every 8.19 milliseconds and researchers hope to use it for precision measurements of space-time around Sagittarius A*.
The signal was detected by the Breakthrough Listen program, which requires further study to confirm its nature.