Pulsar wind nebula, X-ray and radio image. This cloud of gas expanded rapidly outward when the star in its centre went supernova and turned into a pulsar. The appearance of the expanding cloud is caused by the pulsar pushing the gas outward in bulges, creating what is known as a pulsar wind nebula (PWN). This image combines data from the Very Large Array (VLA) and the Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO). Image observations made in 2006, using C-band emissions for the radio image. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / NSF / AUI / NRAO / CXC / NASA |
Taille de l’image : | 3378 px × 2602 px |
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