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Unmasking a pulsar 🎭
The explosion of a giant star left behind a pulsar. Winds travel near the speed of light into a chaotic collision as charged particles and magnetic fields crash into surrounding gas, creating this pulsar wind nebula. https://go.nasa.gov/3ZuIRB2
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Vela Pulsar Wind Nebula Takes Flight in New Image From NASA’s IXPE

About 10,000 years ago, a giant star exploded in the constellation Vela, leaving behind a dense object called a pulsar that appears to brighten regularly as it spins, like a cosmic lighthouse.
Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
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