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Jul 5, 2021

Astronomers Capture Cosmic Hand Hitting a Wall

Posted by in categories: particle physics, space

Watch as the blast wave from an exploded star moves at nearly 9 million miles per hour. Astronomers captured this movement by combining data spanning 14 years from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This hand-shaped structure is a nebula of energy and particles blown by a pulsar left behind aft.

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