{
  "id": 15781310,
  "title": "A pulsar's apparent slowdown reveals a rare stellar trio",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/a-pulsars-apparent-slowdown-reveals-a-rare-stellar-trio",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T18:20:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-pulsar-apparent-slowdown-reveals-rare.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This article explores a unique astronomical discovery: a pulsar, named PSR J0435+3233, appears to be rotating more slowly than expected due to the gravitational influence of a nearby star. The systemic formation involves a pulsar, a white dwarf, and a sun-like star in an elliptical orbit lasting approximately 73.5 years.",
  "summary": "Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars, the extremely dense cores left behind when massive stars explode. Astrophysicists have recently observed a pulsar rotating over 300 times per second that appeared to be slowing down unusually quickly.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}