If You Had an Extremely Sensitive Radio Telescope,could You Detect

question 116

Multiple Choice

If you had an extremely sensitive radio telescope,could you detect every pulsar in the Milky Way galaxy?

• A)Yes, because all pulsars emit radio waves.
• B)Yes, because all pulsars are nearby.
• C)No, some pulsars don't flash all of the time.
• D)No, some pulsar beams don't point in the direction of Earth.

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