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Pulsar
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a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation from its magnetic poles
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Pulsars were first discovered in 1967 by astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
Pulsars emit beams of radiation that can be detected across various wavelengths, including radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray.
