The Spinning Pulsar of the Crab Nebula

By |2025-08-24T13:44:31-04:00August 24th, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day At the core of the Crab Nebula lies a city-sized, magnetized neutron star spinning 30 times a second. Known as the Crab Pulsar, it is the bright spot in the center of the gaseous swirl at the nebula's core. About twelve light-years across, the spectacular picture frames the glowing gas, [...]