Pulsars - What Are They? How Do They Form? | Video

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 10:40 in Astronomy & Space

A neutron star spinning from 7 to 40,000 times a minute emits beams of electromagnetic radiation that can be detected. NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has been used to capture data about these "lighthouses."

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