Puzzling Pulsar Grows a Tail 4 Light Years Long
745 views · Published 15 July 2011 · 1:05 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2011 · Science & Technology
Astronomers are baffled by what may be the tail of a spinning neutron star or pulsar named PSR JO357+3205, whose brightest point is well away from the star. Further observations by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes are planned.
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