PULSAR · NEUTRON STAR

▸ Compressing a massive star's core after a supernova → neutron star (~1.4 M☉ / ~20 km)…
▸ Spinning it up + flux conservation → ~10¹² Gauss magnetic field
▸ Building a magnetic axis TILTED from the spin axis + two beams at the magnetic poles
▸ Placing "Earth / receiver" to catch the lighthouse pulse beat
▸ Calibrating the radio pulse clock…
▸ Ready — Online. ✅
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Simulation room Pulsar

Pulsar · Neutron star
Online
lighthouse effect · sweeping beam
Observing
📡 Pulsar radio
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Magnetic tilt—
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Received signal
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Left-drag = rotate · right-drag = pan · scroll = zoom · double-click = neutron-star cross-section
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Radio pulse train over time — each peak = one beam sweep across Earth received pulse amplitude
About Pulsar

Pulsar is one of 20 topics in the Space domain (10²⁶ m scale) at My Labs — an interactive simulation atlas. This virtual lab runs right in your browser: adjust the parameters, pick a scenario and watch the phenomenon change in real time, with a click-to-inspect cross-section for every structure.

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