Mysterious pulsar 1,630 light-years from Earth is sending infrared radiation across the stars

Pure infrared radiation from the spinning core of a collapsed star has been observed by scientists for the first time, claim the authors of a new study. The neutron star, which is 1,630 light-years from Earth, can be found in the'Magnificent Seven' cluster of pulsars. Neutron stars are the collapsed, burnt-out cores of dead stars. Pulsars are essentially rotating, highly magnetised versions of these stars - left behind after a supernova explosion. Radiation emissions from pulsars have been observed before, usually in X-ray and radio form, as these are the wavelengths which are typically the strongest.