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    How much do you know about Illustrious Women of Science?

    Which British astrophysicist co-discovered pulsars, a milestone in astronomy, but was not awarded the Nobel Prize?

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    Vera Rubin
    Nancy Grace Roman
    Jocelyn Bell BurnellCorrect
    Carolyn Porco

    Jocelyn Bell Burnell (born 1943) was the student who actually detected the first pulsar signal, although her supervisor Anthony Hewish was the one who received the Nobel Prize.