AST Outreach - Model Pulsar
Model Pulsar
Pulsars are super-dense stars that spin super fast. They shoot beams of electromagnetic radiation from their poles into space, kind of like a cosmic lighthouse. You can make a model of one using items you might already have at home. Here's how!
Materials:
- Scissors
- CLay
- LED lights
- String
- Paper clip
- Button battery - any size
- Tape
Instructions:
How to Make a Model PulsarPulsars are super-dense stars that spin super fast. They shoot beams of electromagnetic radiation from their poles into space, kind of like a cosmic lighthouse. You can make a model of one using items you might already have at home. Hereâs how!
Posted by National Science Foundation (NSF) on Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Contact
Glen I Langston, (703) 292-4937, glangsto@nsf.gov