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Pulsar study maps the stars

CSIRO scientists have written software that could guide spacecraft to Alpha Centauri, show that the planet Nibiru doesn’t exist, and prove that the Earth goes around the sun.

The researchers study pulsars — small spinning stars that deliver regular “blips” or “pulses” of radio waves and, sometimes, X-rays.

Pulsar navigation theoretically makes travel beyond the solar system possible, with the results of extended pulsar study serving as a lunar road map.

Read more at CSIRO

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