Pulsar Wind Nebula: Hand of God Discovery
Summary
The Josh Universe - Space Discord Server announced a new discovery shared by joshtospace on Instagram regarding an object nicknamed the "Hand of God." This object is a pulsar wind nebula powered by the rapidly spinning pulsar PSR B1509-58, which is the dense core remnant of a supernova explosion. This announcement highlights an intriguing astronomical feature resulting from a stellar death.
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Nicknamed the "Hand of God," this object is called a pulsar wind nebula. It's powered by the leftover, dense core of a star that blew up during a supernova explosion. The stellar corpse, called PSR B1509-58, is a pulsar. It rapidly spins around, seven times per second, firing out a particle wind into the material around it — material that was ejected in the star's explosion.
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