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The rapidly rotating ultradense remnant of a massive star, a pulsar emits jets of radiation that sweep across space like a lighthouse beam, as shown in this illustration. For the first time, gamma-ray observations have provided clues to radio astronomers about where to find millisecond pulsars. Credit: NASA


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