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PSR B1509−58 is a pulsar approximately 17,000 light-years away in the constellation of Circinus discovered in 1982. A supernova blasted off the outermost layer of the star’s gases and gave rise to a pulsar whose light didn't reach our planet until 1,700 years ago. It visually resembles a hand


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