Weird Pulsar Becomes Even Stranger

X-ray images of the Kes75 supernova remnant shows it to house what seems to be a rapidly spinning neutron star, commonly known as a pulsar, which could have been created in the outcome of the supernova explosion. Lying at a distance of about 20,000 light years away from Earth, Kes75's pu... [ read more >> ]

X-ray image of the Kes75 supernova remnant

Image comment: X-ray image of the Kes75 supernova remnant
Image credits: NASA/Chandra X-ray

X-ray image of the Kes75 supernova remnant