Beating Star
A neutron star at the center of this gaseous cloud—the remnants of the supernova it exploded in when it died long ago—still spins rapidly and sends out regular pulses.
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A neutron star at the center of this gaseous cloud—the remnants of the supernova it exploded in when it died long ago—still spins rapidly and sends out regular pulses.