A pulsar is a type of neutron star with a strong magnetic field that spins incredibly fast.

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For the first time, scientists have used NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to ...

Astronomers have detected signs of a type of sugar found in raspberries in gas clouds near the centre of our galaxy the Milky ...

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Astronomers keep finding enormous rings of radio light in deep space that nothing in the textbooks can account for. Each is ...

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With no Moon in the sky tonight, it’s a great opportunity to chase after fainter objects, such as the Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) in Draco. High in the north a few hours after sunset, this planetary ...

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