This object resembles an open clamshell with a pearl in the center and with one half significantly larger than the other. The two halves of the shape have different sizes of curved stripes that start as a dark blue on the outside and move inward towards the center, getting brighter and lighter. In the center is a bright white circle with transparent yellow beams emerging from its sides.
Credit: NASA
Published: December 19, 2022

An illustration of a pulsar with asymmetric magnetic field lines. The colors depicted in this illustration are for artistic purposes only.

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