Monday, October 10, 2011

The pulsar at the centre of the Crab Nebula

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This artist's concept shows the pulsar at the centre of the Crab Nebula, with a Hubble Space Telescope photo of the nebula in the background.

Researchers using the Veritas telescope array have discovered pulses of high-energy gamma rays coming from this object.

Picture: David A. Aguilar (CfA) / NASA / ESA / AFP/Getty

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