Pulsars

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A binary system containing a pulsar that sometimes disrupts the stream coming from its companion star, which changes the type of emission it produces.

NASA’s Fermi Mission Nets 300 Gamma-Ray Pulsars … and Counting

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A new catalog produced by a French-led international team of astronomers shows that NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered…

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Where the Sun Sets Twice (Artist Concept)

Strange New Worlds

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A world with two suns, a lava planet, and a world trapped in eternal darkness are just some of the…

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NICER Status Update

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Sunlight ‘Leak’ Impacting NASA’s NICER Telescope, Science Continues June 8, 2023 On Tuesday, May 22, NASA’s NICER (Neutron Star Interior…

Article11 months ago

Historic Nebula Seen Like Never Before With NASA’s IXPE

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Scientists have created a detailed, nuanced map of the Crab Nebula’s magnetic field, revealing more of its inner workings than…

Article1 year ago

NASA Study Helps Explain Limit-Breaking Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Sources

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These objects are more than 100 times brighter than they should be. Observations by the agency’s NuSTAR X-ray telescope support…

Article1 year ago

Vela Pulsar Wind Nebula Takes Flight in New Image From NASA’s IXPE

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About 10,000 years ago, a giant star exploded in the constellation Vela, leaving behind a dense object called a pulsar…

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