Pulsar

A pulsar (from pulsating radio source) is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles.

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The Crab Pulsar's Puzzling Emissions Finally Explained.

Astronomer Deciphers Crab Pulsar’s Zebra Stripes

A Pulsar Near The Milky Way's Galactic Center Is A Perfect Set-up To Test General Relativity

Scientists may have discovered a pulsar at the Milky Way’s heart—a result that could reveal new physics

A Pulsar’s Twinkle Is Revealing the Hidden Texture of Space

Webb Detects Exotic Helium-and-Carbon-Rich Atmosphere around Pulsar-Orbiting Exoplanet

XRISM Catches a Pulsar’s Cosmic Wind...and Sees a Surprising Result

JWST Finds An Exoplanet Around A Pulsar Whose Atmosphere Is All Carbon

Astronomers discover a 'forbidden' pulsar fleeing a supernova in a seemingly empty region of the Milky Way

It’s Not a Pulsar. It’s Not a Magnetar. So What Is This Bizarre Star?

This Galactic 'Bone' Was Smashed by a Pulsar Clocking Up to 2 Million MPH

PULSAR: Planetary pULSe-tAkeR

Observations detect young and energetic pulsar in a supernova remnant

A Close Pulsar Measures 11.4 km Across

Nearest millisecond pulsar has radius of 11.4 kilometers and is 1.4x as heavy as the sun, researchers find

Study investigates a massive 'spider' pulsar

Astronomers are puzzled over an enigmatic companion to a pulsar

Cosmic Cannonballs: Unraveling the Mystery of a Pulsar’s Bizarre Brightness Shifts

A Pulsar Suddenly Threw Out Radiation 200 Times More Energetic