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English: This computer-generated shows a neutron star -- the core of a star that exploded in a massive supernova. This particular neutron star is known as a pulsar because it sends out rotating beams of X-rays that sweep past Earth like lighthouse beacons.
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A simulation depicting a neutron star with accretion disk, spewing out X-rays through the magnetic axis

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