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Caption: Fig. 2: The faint pulsar PSR B1929+10 captured by the unrivalled sensitivity of ESAs XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray observatory. It is speeding through space in the direction of the arrow at a speed of 177 kilometres per second. At this speed, the pulsar leaves a trail of X-ray emitting electron plasma stretching across space.
Credit: Image: Werner Becker / MPI for Extraterrestrial Physics
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