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The 'Cosmic Lighthouse': Scientists Directly Measured the Magnetic Field Inside a Dead Star's 37-Light-Year Tail

September 10, 2026

21,000 light-years away, the neutron star PSR J1101-6101 drags a tail of light nine times longer than the distance to the nearest star. NASA's IXPE X-ray satellite has directly measured the magnetic field of this 'cosmic lighthouse' for the first time. SORABUMI explains.

Stars and Galaxies #neutron stars#pulsars#IXPE

This Planet Orbits a Dead Star Every 7.8 Hours — and Its Atmosphere Is Pure Carbon, Not Water

August 27, 2026

SORABUMI explains: JWST peered into the atmosphere of exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b and found neither water nor methane, but bare molecular carbon. It's the first detection of its kind among roughly 150 exoplanets studied, and current planet-formation models can't account for what's inside.

Searching for Another Earth #exoplanets#pulsars#JWST