Depiction of a Pulsar or Rapidly Spinning Neutron Star (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

Depiction of a Pulsar or Rapidly Spinning Neutron Star

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Depiction of a pulsar or rapidly spinning neutron star. It emits X-ray photons or radiation particles in bright narrow beams that sweep the sky like a lighthouse as the star spins.

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Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF

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