130K views · 2.7K reactions | This is what a real distant pulsar sounds like! These sounds come from real radio waves emitted by the brightest pulsars in the sky, captured by some of the world’s largest radio telescopes. #pulsar #velastar #space #astronomy | Nikola Sagan | Facebook

VELA PULSAR JET • Neutron Star in Action (with sound) • The Vela Pulsar has a rotational period is 89 milliseconds or about 11 times a second. • Chandra movie of the Vela pulsar shows it may be "precessing," or wobbling as it spins. • Audio from CSIRO Parkes Observatory of 89 milliseconds. • This movie contains 8 images from observations taken between June and September 2010. • The Vela pulsar, found about 1,000 light years from Earth, formed when a massive star collapsed. • The pulsar spins fas