A pulsar's radiation is getting refracted by plasma in the magnetosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Historical records from ...

A theoretical astrophysicist may have solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery over the origins of an unusual 'zebra' pattern seen in high-frequency radio pulses from the Crab Nebula. A theoretical ...

Horseflies misjudge landings on zebra patterns, compared with solid gray or black surfaces, which provides evidence for why evolution came up with the black-and-white pattern. Everyone loves zebras.

Figure 1: Zebra stripe patterns in energetic electron distributions from the inner radiation belt. Figure 2: Global diurnal oscillations of the electric and magnetic fields produced by Earth’s ...