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In sixty seven, I was first found
By a couple of scientists poking around
It was quite a novelty they did detect
Little green men might cause the effect
They stuffed me in a bag for a catchy new name
Soon cousins were found, but we're not all the same
The theories abound on what makes us tick,
If you know what I am, then answer now, quick!
You are:
A Pulsar
Reasoning: In sixty seven, I was first found By a couple of scientists poking around
Discovered in 1967
It was quite a novelty they did detect
It was a novel kind of star at the time
Little green men might cause the effect
nicknamed little green men
They stuffed me in a bag for a catchy new name
Pulsar, the new name, is a portmanteau of pulsating star so maybe that is what this clue means
Soon cousins were found, but we're not all the same
Later found pulsars from different sources
The theories abound on what makes us tick,
There are many theories on how they work maybe?
If you know what I am, then answer now, quick!
A pulsar
