2017 marks 50 years since pulsars were discovered. In that time, we have found more than 2,600 pulsars! But what are these small spinning stars? Read more here: https://buff.ly/2n98No0 Credit: NASA | Space.com

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Pulsar: A pulsar (pulsating star, on the model of quasar) is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles. This radiation can be observed only when a beam of emission is pointing toward Earth (similar to the way a lighthouse can be seen only when the light is pointed in the direction of an observer), and is responsible for the pulsed appearance of emission. Neutron stars are very dense and have short, regular rotational periods