The Crab Pulsar

Highlights

• ›Born in the supernova of 1054; ~30 spins per second

Classes, physics & objects

• Pulsar
• Rotation-Powered Pulsar
• Neutron Star
• Crab Nebula
• The Pulsar Mechanism

Across compact objects

• The Pulsar Mechanism
• Pulsar
• Rotation-Powered Pulsar

Knowledge connections

• Associated withThe Pulsar Mechanism
• Associated withPulsar
• Associated withRotation-Powered Pulsar
• Associated withPulsar
• Associated withRotation-Powered Pulsar
• Associated withNeutron Star
• Associated withCrab Nebula
• Associated withThe Pulsar Mechanism

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.