Do you know the difference between a pulsar and a quasar? Or how about the history of their discovery? A pulsar (portmanteau of pulsating star) is a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation. This radiation can only be observed when the beam of emission is pointing toward the Earth,...

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The universe exists independent of our perception of it. The eyes and senses are like the imperfect screens of a cell phone. Some model will have higher

Now witness the observational power of this fully deployed and not-quite-yet operational space telescope. — Emperor Palpatine, kinda On Saturday morning, January 8, 2022, the eyes of James Webb Space Telescope became fully opened, and the massive observatory now ready to begin its long testing phase to focus its individual 18 hexagonal mirror segments into a single, monolithic vision of the Universe.