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Crab Nebula and the Vela supernova remnants. These images show the region of space around two rapidly rotating neutron stars in the Crab Nebula (left) and the Vela (right) supernova remnants.

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English: Crab Nebula and the Vela supernova remnants. These images show the region of space around two rapidly rotating neutron stars in the Crab Nebula (left) and the Vela (right) supernova remnants. A magnetized, rapidly rotating neutron star produces electric voltages of several quadrillion volts. Particles are pulled off the neutron star and accelerated to speeds near the speed of light. A blizzard of electrons and anti-matter electrons, or positrons, is produced by these particles. The jets, and rings are thought to be caused by this process. The images have been scaled so that the ring structures will be in the right proportion to their actual size. The inner Crab ring is 1 light year in diameter; in Vela it is 0.1 light year.
Date 6 June 2000 (upload date)
Source Crab Nebula and the Vela supernova remnants.
Author (Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO; Right: NASA/PSU/G. Pavlov et al.)
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