PSR B1509-58

Chandra X-ray Observatory
A small dense object is responsible for the remarkably complex and intriguing structures seen in this image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. At the center of this image is a very young and powerful pulsar, known as PSR B1509-58. Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars that are created when massive stars run out of fuel and collapse. This pulsar is spewing energy out into space and creates this beautiful X-ray nebula, including a structure that resembles a hand. Finger-like structures extend to the upper right, apparently transferring energy into knots of material in a neighboring cloud of gas and dust that is seen in other wavelengths. This makes these knots glow brightly in X-rays, which is why they appear red and orange in this Chandra image. Astronomers think that this pulsar is about 1700 years old and lies about 17,000 light years from Earth.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• satellite
• X-rays
• observatory
• universe
• galaxy

[wakaratwakawaka]

F**k you CorpTube, I don't want to buy the song.

Where's the sound of the pulsar itself?

[NancyToday]

Very interesting. I didn't know you could x-ray into space!

[connecttoyourenergy]

can't you see the mark on his wrist where he was crucified

[ottoactc]

17.000 years old

[AyTownAffiliate]

oh okay 1700 "light years" wow that is crazy, its too far for anybody to get to.

[ekspanzi]

i think i've read that its 17000 yo..

its easy, thats how long it took the light to come here.. maybe its changed now or gone, and we will find out only in 17000 years from now, if its 17000 light years away :)

[AyTownAffiliate]

i don't get how this pulsar is about 1700 years old??

[BIHtoXic]

lol what guy:))) its not a fake its a mix of gas that just look like hand catched with x.-ray "God's Hand" it just look beautiful.

[xsisax]

what are you, a conspiracy theorist... it's a cloud of gas, that doesnt even look like hand... who would fake this...

[jackacee]

fake!!!!!