A pulsar is a magnetic neutron star with a magnetic field axis tipped so that as it rotates, it swings it past your field of view. A compass rose has all the directions but there's no needle on it. And one last thing before we call it quits, at Grand Central Terminal in New York City,. Yes. In the subway. On the floor. You got it. Last I, last time I checked it was there. There's been a lot of subway construction and plus you never know what the rats are going to do. We're tired of looking at this redecorating job. Let me wick it off. No, no, no,no,
Is your compass actually wrong? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore magnetic fields, why clocks go clockwise, and how phone numbers got their area codes.
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Photo Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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