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Fifty years after discovering pulsars — compact rotating stars that emit beams of radiation — astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell has been awarded one of the most lucrative prizes in science: a ...

Jocelyn Bell Burnell made a discovery 51 years ago that changed the field of astronomy forever — but when a Nobel Prize was granted for the finding, it was given to her male supervisor. Now Bell ...

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 ...

Sarah Tesh and Jess Wade describe Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s highs and lows, as revealed in her recent IOP President’s Medal lecture When Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars 50 years ago, in 1967, she ...

When the Nobel Prizes roll around each year, inevitably there is chatter not just about who will win, but also about those in the past who should have won but didn’t, particularly women scientists.

Helping hand Students supported in 2023 by the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund include (clockwise from top left) Raymond Isichei, Alix Freckelton, Karolina Szewczyk, Xinran Yang, Sinéad Mannion ...

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British astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell is featured in an episode of the BBC documentary series “Beautiful Minds.” (BBC Photo) British astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell missed out on a share of ...