The starburst-like diagram is called a pulsar map, because it shows the location of our sun relative to known pulsars. Pulsars are the rapidly spinning remains of dying stars—the leftover cores ...

A pulsar's "spectrum" refers to a diagram that represents all the different light intensities and energies emitted by the object. (This is not exclusive to pulsars.

A diagram of a pulsar showing its rotation axis, magnetic axis, and magnetic field. PSR J1719-1438 is probably one of the most fantastical cosmic objects that you'll ever encounter.

Left over from the supernova of a massive star, pulsars emit beams of light from their poles as they rotate rapidly. Scientists have now observed the most energetic pulsar radiation ever seen ...

Scientific American reported that the image on the cover of Unknown Pleasures was not the first time a pulsar had been graphed. That took place in 1967 in Cambridge, England. The magazine traced ...