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A Pulsar Broke a Magnetic Thread in the Milky Way

MAY 20, 2025

Mysterious threads dangle in the Milky Way center, and a pulsar has punched through one of them — providing fresh perspective on the threads’ origins.

Mysterious threads dangle in the Milky Way center, and a pulsar has punched through one of them — providing fresh perspective on the threads’ origins.

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