Tag: NuSTAR

  • NuSTAR discovers brilliant ‘mighty mouse’ pulsar

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION A rare and mighty pulsar (pink) can be seen at the center of the galaxy Messier 82 in this new multi-wavelength portrait. NASA’s NuSTAR mission discovered the “pulse” of the pulsar — a type of dead star — using is high-energy X-ray vision. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A…