NuSTAR Captures the Beat of a Dead Star Animation
The brightest pulsar detected to date is shown in this frame from an animation that flips back and forth between images captured by NASA NuSTAR. A pulsar is a type of neutron star, the leftover core of a star that exploded in a supernova.
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PIA18843
Date Created
October 8, 2014
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JPL
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