The Crab Pulsar, a fast-spinning supernova remnant discovered in 1968, appears to emit pulsed gamma-rays at greater energy levels than can be explained by current scientific models, a new study said Thursday. Astrophysicists using the VERITAS telescope array at the Whipple Observatory in the US state of Arizona have detected that the intriguing young neutron…
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