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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. Try these links.. by molo · · Score: 4, Informative

    These are the links you want:

    movies
    article/images
    more images

    Can someone mirror these?

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  2. Re:More information about the anti-matter? by Muad'Dave · · Score: 4, Informative

    Maybe because they're moving at identical speeds in opposite directions under the influence of a magnetic field?

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