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What is a quasar and a pulsar?

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Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars that appear to pulse.

Quasars are the brightest objects in our universe, but are technically not stars although they are star-like, I think they are the oldest objects in our universe. No one is exactly sure of what they are.

it is assumed by the astronomers that quasars were formed just after a few minutes to hours the big bang occurred. They have a dense core with unimaginable heat within it & sometimes may contain a black hole inside it"s core.

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