A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand

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    PSR B1509-58:
    A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand

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        pulsar, x-rays, neutron star

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          A small, dense object only twelve miles in diameter is responsible for this beautiful X-ray nebula that spans 150 light years. At the center of this image made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very young and powerful pulsar, known as PSR B1509-58, or B1509 for short.
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