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A Shocking Space Movie

Posted by michael on from the cosmic-war dept.

MagnetarJones writes "Multiple observations made over several months with the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope captured the spectacle of matter and antimatter propelled to nearly the speed of light by the Crab pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star the size of Manhattan. "Through this movie, the Crab Nebula has come to life," says Jeff Hester of Arizona State University."

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  1. My quicktime install must be broken... by tswinzig · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...no sound.

    --

    "And like that ... he's gone."
    1. Re:My quicktime install must be broken... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      In space, nobody can hear pulsars rotate.

  2. Eep! We found Chandra! by Vinum · · Score: 2, Funny

    On the movies page there is a movie of the Chandra nebula. I guess that is where Gary stashed the body. Cool.