Pulsars

Podcast: Pulsars

Imagine an object with the mass of the Sun, crushed down to the size of Manhattan. Now set that object…

15 years ago

What Is The Crab Nebula?

The Crab Nebula, or M1 (the first object in Messier's famous catalog), is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula.…

15 years ago

High School Student Discovers Strange Pulsar-Like Object

[/caption] A high-school student from West Virginia has discovered a new astronomical object, a strange type of neutron star called…

15 years ago

White Dwarf or Pulsar?

A group of astronomers have discovered something they never expected to find. The scientists were studying white dwarf stars, hoping…

17 years ago