Marta Burgay (30 November 1976, Torino) is an Italian radio astronomer whose initial claim to fame was being the discoverer[1][2][3] of PSR J0737-3039, the first double pulsar (two pulsars orbiting each other), through using the 64-metre Parkes radio telescope in Australia.[4]

Awards and honors

References

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  3. Einstein Passes New Tests, Robert Naeye, Sky and Telescope, 3 March 2005, accessed 2009-05-11
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  7. "Professor M. K. Vainu Bappu Gold Medal". Astronomical Society of India. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
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