In a breakthrough for astronomy, a team of researchers has discovered a young, highly magnetized pulsar using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope. This discovery marks the first time a pulsar has been detected with a radio telescope using a new and efficient technique. The pulsar, named PSR J1745-3040, is located in the Galactic Centre, the region of the Milky Way closest to Earth. The researchers believe that the pulsar is only a few thousand years old and is one of the most magnetized pulsars ever discovered. This discovery offers a unique opportunity to study the environment around the centre of our galaxy.

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