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Word: outmost (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...spheres that are about ten miles in diameter and weigh more than 10 billion lbs. per cubic inch. Astrophysicist Gold believes that a neutron star has an in credibly intense magnetic field that traps ionized gases expelled from the supernova. As the star and its magnetic field spin, the outmost of the trapped gases are whirled at almost the speed of light until they break away, producing an intense beam of radio waves-the regularly spaced pulses. At the same time, Gold theorizes, the ionized gases exert a drag on the magnetic field, and thus on the star itself, gradually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Astrophysics: A Mystery Ticking Slower | 12/27/1968 | See Source »

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