ruckawriter:Photograph of pulsar SXP 1062 in the Small Magellanic Cloud.From the write-up at Wired S
ruckawriter:Photograph of pulsar SXP 1062 in the Small Magellanic Cloud.From the write-up at Wired Space Photo of the Day:Most pulsars whirl around incredibly quickly, spinning many times per second. However, by exploring the expanding bubble around this pulsar and estimating its age, astronomers have noticed something intriguing: SXP 1062 seems to be rotating far too slowly for its age. It is actually one of the slowest pulsars known.Photo credit: ESA/XMM-NEWTON/ L. OSKINOVA/M. GUERRERO; CTIO/R. GRUENDL/Y.H. CHU -- source link
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