The Baseline #10 - How To Kick A Pulsar Out Of The Galaxy

Pulsars are neutron stars. They are formed when an old star explodes as a supernova, so you would expect to find them in the center of its supernova remnant. But not always. Astronomers have learned that some pulsars are ejected from its remnant. The Very Large Array has discovered one pulsar that is quite a kick. Join our host Summer Ash of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory as she talks about how you can get a kick out of pulsars.