Walter Brisken
Walter Brisken
depended direct earlier educated estimates guesses measure speeds
Most earlier estimates of neutron-star speeds depended on educated guesses about their distances. With this one, we have a precise, direct measurement of the distance, so we can measure the speed directly.
direct per speed
This is the first direct measurement of a neutron star's speed that exceeds 1,000 kilometers per second.
awakening might normal sort technology
It's sort of an awakening of sorts. Now that we have the technology to do this so easily, it might be a more normal thing in the future.