Crab Nebula’s Strange Zebra Pattern Pulsars Could Be Due to Its Unusual Plasma Density

The Crab Nebula, home to the Crab Pulsar, has long fascinated astronomers due to its unique zebra-like radiation pattern. This strange emission, which has puzzled researchers since its discovery in 2007, is now explained by new research. A team led by Mikhail Medvedev, a physicist at the University of Kansas, uncovered that the unusual pattern is caused by the diffrac...