Jocelyn Bell Burnell is about to get some much-deserved recognition, and a pretty big chunk of change to boot. The British astrophysicist will receive a Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental ...

Jocelyn Bell Burnell's male colleagues were given a Nobel in 1974 for her discovery of radio pulsars. Now, one of the world's top scientists is receiving some retroactive respect: a Breakthrough Prize ...

An astronomy graduate student in England was scouring more than 100 pages of data per day from a radio telescope when she noticed a strange, repeating signal that she dubbed "LGM" — short for "little ...

While working on her Ph.D., Bell Burnell analyzed over three miles of chart paper of radio signals from the stars. A great discovery was hiding in the ink. Claire Reilly was a video host, journalist ...

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell first noticed the strange, repeating blip in 1967. A University of Cambridge graduate student at the time, she had been reviewing data from a radio telescope she had helped build ...

One of the biggest names in astrophysics is giving a talk this Thursday (Oct. 25), and you can watch it live online. The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Ontario, Canada, will host a ...

The story of Jocelyn Bell Burnell's early-career discovery of pulsars and the accolades that flowed to her male supervisor is often told as emblematic of astronomy's ongoing struggles with gender ...

One of the world's leading astrophysicists says she will donate her $3 million winnings from a prestigious science prize to help others break into the field. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who won a Special ...

LONDON-- One of Britain's leading astrophysicists is donating her $3 million purse from a major science prize to encourage diversity in physics. Jocelyn Bell Burnell says the money will go to the ...

Jocelyn Bell Burnell, born in 1943, is a prominent British astrophysicist. During her graduate studies at the University of Cambridge, she discovered unusual radio signals, initially nicknamed "LGM" ...