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Title: Hand shaped nebula reaches for the stars View count: 20 Rating: 0 (0 ratings) Description: Source article taken from: http://www.draganakovacevic.com/2009/04/hand-shaped-nebula-reaches-for-the-stars/ Hand-shaped nebula reaches for the stars NASAs Chandra X-ray observatory recently snapped the image of this unusual hand-shaped nebula. The by-product of a star gone supernova, its energetic particles span 150 light-years. This is big considering their source (a pulsar) spans a mere 19.3 km. The particles have had such wide reach because the pulsar spins incredibly fast: seven complete rotations every second. The particles that form the fingers appear to be transferring energy to a nearby gas cloud (the part that glows orange and red on the image). Dubbed B1509, the pulsar is believed to be 1,700 years old. Its about 17,000 light-years from Earth. Tags: science, god, discovery, creation, Author: ofreshartist2 |
