Twinkling stars aren’t actually flickering. Their light bends as it passes through Earth’s atmosphere causing the illusion of twinkling.

This atmospheric phenomenon shares its name with a special type of celestial object called a “pulsar”. Pulsars are highly magnetized, rotating neutron stars that emit beams of electromagnetic radiation. These beams sweep across space like a lighthouse, appearing to pulse on and off from our perspective on Earth.

Prompt:
Do you know what peculiar phenomenon shares its name with a type of celestial object and involves the apparent flickering of light despite having a predictable source?