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What are pulsars, according to the lighthouse model?

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  1. Spinning neutron stars sweeping beams past us
  2. Stars that swell and shrink
  3. Planets reflecting starlight

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  1. Astronomy 2e, 23.4 Pulsars and the Discovery of Neutron Stars openstax.org/books/astronomy-2e/pages/23-4-pulsars-and-the-discovery-of-neutron-stars Checked 2026-10-10.

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