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The Crab Nebula Pulsar Shrugs
Credit: J. Hester (ASU), CXC, HST, NRAO, NSF, NASA
Explanation: How does a city-sized neutron star power the vast Crab Nebula? The
expulsion of wisps of hot gas at high speeds appears to be at least part of the answer.
Yesterday time-lapse movies taken from both the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the
Hubble Space Telescope were released showing a wisp of gas moving out at about half the
speed of light. Wisps like this likely result from tremendous electri
Credit: J. Hester (ASU), CXC, HST, NRAO, NSF, NASA
Explanation: How does a city-sized neutron star power the vast Crab Nebula? The
expulsion of wisps of hot gas at high speeds appears to be at least part of the answer.
Yesterday time-lapse movies taken from both the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the
Hubble Space Telescope were released showing a wisp of gas moving out at about half the
speed of light. Wisps like this likely result from tremendous electri