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Doubtful. The nearest pulsar to us is Geminga at over 815 light years or PSR J0437-4715 at 510 light years.

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Will the sun turn into a pulsar?

No. It does not have enough mass. Only stars 8 times the mass of the sun or greater can become pulsars. The sun will become a white dwarf.


What is a name of a pulsar?

One well-known pulsar is PSR B1919+21, which was the first pulsar discovered in 1967 by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish. It emits regular radio pulses and is located in the constellation Vulpecula. Its discovery provided crucial evidence for the existence of neutron stars, a key aspect of stellar evolution.


What is the biggest pulsar?

The biggest pulsar known is PSR J0740+6620, which is a millisecond pulsar located about 4,600 light-years away in the Cassiopeia constellation. It has a mass approximately 2.14 times that of the Sun, pushing the limits of neutron star mass predictions. This pulsar's extreme mass challenges existing theories about neutron star formation and the behavior of matter under such intense gravitational conditions.


What is the connection between pulsars and the Crab Nebula?

Pulsars were discovered in the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant, in 1967. The Crab Pulsar is a neutron star at the center of the nebula that emits beams of radiation, producing regular pulses of light. The high-energy particles and magnetic fields in the nebula power the pulsar's emission.


How far is the nearest pulsar from earth?

The nearest known pulsar to Earth is PSR B1821-24, located approximately 6,500 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. Pulsars are highly magnetized, rotating neutron stars that emit beams of electromagnetic radiation. While there may be closer pulsars yet to be discovered, PSR B1821-24 currently holds the title for the closest confirmed pulsar.

Related Questions

Could the sun be a pulsar?

No. A pulsar contains the mass of the Sun, squeezed into a ball 20km (12 1/2 miles) across


Are pulsar star found in the solar system?

No. There is only one star in our Solar System, the Sun and it is not a pulsar.


Did the sun form out of a pulsar?

no, it formed from a nebula, then condensed


What kind of star will the sun be in the last stage of its life?

A Pulsar.


Is a pulsar a part of the solar system?

No, a pulsar is not a part of the solar system. Pulsars are highly magnetized, rotating neutron stars that emit beams of electromagnetic radiation, while the solar system consists of the Sun, planets, and other celestial objects that are gravitationally bound to the Sun.


Which was discovered most recently DNA atomic power radio waves or pulsars and quasars?

pulsar and quasars


Helium was discovered in the sun before it was discovered on earth. How?

Helium was discovered in the sun specroscopically


Will the sun turn into a pulsar?

No. It does not have enough mass. Only stars 8 times the mass of the sun or greater can become pulsars. The sun will become a white dwarf.


What is the sun formed out of a pulsar black hole super gaint or nebula?

Nebula. according to nasa.


What is the name of the spacecraft that discovered the sun?

The space craft that discovered the Sun was called the Shwambulance.


What would happen if your sun was replaced by a pulsar?

We would all be killed in the supernova explosion that created the pulsar out of our Sun. The Earth itself would be vaporized. Any returning space travelers would be fried by the intense pulses of gamma radiation that give the "pulsar" or "pulsing gamma ray source" its name. However, this cannot happen - because our Sun isn't nearly massive enough to go supernova.


What is a name of a pulsar?

One well-known pulsar is PSR B1919+21, which was the first pulsar discovered in 1967 by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish. It emits regular radio pulses and is located in the constellation Vulpecula. Its discovery provided crucial evidence for the existence of neutron stars, a key aspect of stellar evolution.