Liked on YouTube: Pulsar Mapped for the First Time - and it's Unbelievable!

Pulsar Mapped for the First Time - and it's Unbelievable!
Get your free trial of MagellanTV here: https://ift.tt/2tQmE75. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers: an extended, FREE month-long trial. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 2,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://ift.tt/2Jkbwo0 For the first time ever, the surface of a pulsar has been mapped using NASA's NICER X-ray telescope. NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) made the first surface map of the pulsar PSR J0030+0451, a millisecond pulsar located 1100 light-years away in the constellation Pisces. But the surface maps don't look like the traditional magnetic dipole model we're used to. Instead, two - or three - X-ray hotspots were all found in the pulsar's south polar region! 🔔 Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/christianready?sub_confirmation=1 🖖 Share this video with a fellow space traveler: https://youtu.be/GKxP1Tkv5cQ 🔴 Watch my most recent upload: https://goo.gl/QbRcE2 🚀 Help me improve the channel by joining the community on Patreon https://ift.tt/2TVqkQ0 🚀 Check out Launch Pad merchandise! https://ift.tt/2JoLJNc Disclaimer: Some of these links go to one of my websites and some are affiliate links where I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you. 🧭 References: NASA Press Release: https://ift.tt/35bRfcy T. E. Riley et al. 2019 ApJL 887 L21 https://ift.tt/2M1g4jA G. Raaijmakers et al. 2019 ApJL 887 L22 https://ift.tt/36CsGHt A. V. Bilous et al. 2019 ApJL 887 L23 https://ift.tt/36C13Ow M. C. Miller et al. 2019 ApJL 887 L24 https://ift.tt/2M1fXEG Slavko Bogdanov et al. 2019 ApJL 887 L25 https://ift.tt/2XCFedv Slavko Bogdanov et al. 2019 ApJL 887 L26 https://ift.tt/2XPN1Fh Sebastien Guillot et al. 2019 ApJL 887 L27 https://ift.tt/3euK3ML ✅ Let's connect: For business inquiries - chris AT christianready DOT com Twitter - @launchpadastro Instagram - @launchpadastro Facebook - https://ift.tt/2JpbhtT Discord - https://ift.tt/2TPZVDd 📭 c/o Christian Ready P.O. Box 66 Westminster, MD 21158 United States Earth
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