Einstein@Home uses your computer's idle time to search for weak astrophysical signals from spinning neutron stars (often called pulsars) using data from the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors, the Arecibo radio telescope, and the Fermi gamma-ray satellite. [Or mine cryptocurrencies or ElectricSheep.]

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i was just sitting around today wishing that my computer could use it's idle time to search for weak astrophysical signals from spinning neutron stars.