In 1967 Jocelyn Bell Burnell made a discovery that revolutionized the field of astronomy. She detected the radio signals emitted by certain dying stars called pulsars. This encore episode: Jocelyn's story. Host Regina G. Barber) talks to Jocelyn about her winding career, her discovery and how pulsars are pushing forward the field of astronomy today.*Have cosmic queries and unearthly musings? Contact us at [email protected]). We might open an intergalactic case file and reveal our findings in a future episode.**Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave).*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)