Astronomers probe the nature of a peculiar pulsar wind nebula

Using ESA’s XMM-Newton spacecraft, astronomers have investigated the nature of a peculiar pulsar wind nebula (PWN) in the supernova remnant (SNR) CTB 87. Results of the study, presented in a paper published November 26, shed more light on the morphology and spectral properties of this object.


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Source: Phys.org