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[https://einsteinathome.org/ '''''Einstein@Home'''''] is a '''''[[wikipedia:Volunteer computing|volunteer distributed computing]]''''' project that needs your help to find Neutron Stars.

[https://einsteinathome.org/ '''''Einstein@Home'''''] is a '''''[[wikipedia:Volunteer computing|volunteer distributed computing]]''''' project that needs your help to find Neutron Stars via their electromagnetic and gravitational wave emission.

== Why Einstein@Home? ==

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== Goal ==

* Find spinning ~~Neutron Stars via their electromagnetic and~~ gravitational wave emission.

Einstein@Home uses the idle time of computing devices to search for weak astrophysical signals from spinning neutron stars (often called pulsars) using data from the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors, the MeerKAT radio telescope, the Fermi gamma-ray satellite, as well as archival data from the Arecibo radio telescope.

The long-term goal is to make the first direct detections of gravitational-wave emission from spinning neutron stars. Gravitational waves were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago, and were directly seen for the first time on September 14, 2015. This observation of gravitational waves from a pair of merging black holes opens up a new window on the universe, and ushers in a new era in astronomy.

== Methods ==

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== Project team / Sponsors ==

Bruce Allen. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) Hanover, Germany.

Einstein@Home is a World Year of Physics 2005 and an International Year of Astronomy 2009 project. It is supported by the American Physical Society (APS), the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the Max Planck Society (MPG), and a number of international organizations.

See the list of [https://einsteinathome.org/science/contributors '''''contributors''''']

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-[https://einsteinathome.org/ '''''Einstein@Home'''''] is a '''''[[wikipedia:Volunteer computing|volunteer distributed computing]]''''' project that needs your help to find Neutron Stars.
+[https://einsteinathome.org/ '''''Einstein@Home'''''] is a '''''[[wikipedia:Volunteer computing|volunteer distributed computing]]''''' project that needs your help to find Neutron Stars via their electromagnetic and gravitational wave emission.
 == Why Einstein@Home? ==
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 == Goal ==
-* Find spinning Neutron Stars via their electromagnetic and gravitational wave emission.
+Einstein@Home uses the idle time of computing devices to search for weak astrophysical signals from spinning neutron stars (often called pulsars) using data from the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors, the MeerKAT radio telescope, the Fermi gamma-ray satellite, as well as archival data from the Arecibo radio telescope.
+The long-term goal is to make the first direct detections of gravitational-wave emission from spinning neutron stars. Gravitational waves were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago, and were directly seen for the first time on September 14, 2015. This observation of gravitational waves from a pair of merging black holes opens up a new window on the universe, and ushers in a new era in astronomy.
 == Methods ==
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 == Project team / Sponsors ==
 Bruce Allen. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) Hanover, Germany.
+Einstein@Home is a World Year of Physics 2005 and an International Year of Astronomy 2009 project. It is supported by the American Physical Society (APS), the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the Max Planck Society (MPG), and a number of international organizations.
 See the list of [https://einsteinathome.org/science/contributors '''''contributors''''']