The Crab nebula pulsar.

by: Nasa/CXC/Novapix
Reference: a-snv11-00528
Date: 2006-11-20

This image represents a snapshot from a movie that shows dynamic rings, wisps and jets of matter and antimatter around the pulsar in the Crab Nebula as observed in X-ray light by Chandra. The inner ring is about one light year across. Observation Date: April 6, 2001.

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