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A little more cautious than the Soviets1, though, the British astronomers2 didn’t go public. They named the mysterious radio source LGM 1, for Little Green Men, and continued to study it. It turned out what they had was the first pulsar to be detected. A pulsar is the final state of a massive star that has collapsed3 down to about the size of New York City. As it rotates it can send out radio beams that seem, from our vantage here on Earth, to be turning on and off rapidly, like a code. But it’s an entirely4 natural phenomenon. Not that aliens sending out radio signals wouldn’t be a natural phenomenon as well. After all, there is one planet at least where indigenous5 life beams out radio signals all the time. You’re listening to one.


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1 soviets 95fd70e5832647dcf39beb061b21c75e     
苏维埃（Soviet的复数形式）
参考例句：
  • A public challenge could provoke the Soviets to dig in. 公开挑战会促使苏联人一意孤行。
  • The Soviets proposed the withdrawal of American ballistic-missile submarines from forward bases. 苏联人建议把美国的弹道导弹潜艇从前沿基地撤走。
2 astronomers 569155f16962e086bd7de77deceefcbd     
n.天文学者，天文学家( astronomer的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
4 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
参考例句：
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
5 indigenous YbBzt     
adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的
参考例句：
  • Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
  • Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

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