Nearby pulsars: Geminga and PSR B0656+14 (IMAGE)

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Nearby pulsars: Geminga and PSR B0656+14

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In cosmic rays there are more high-energy positrons than could be produced by pulsars in our vicinity: Geminga and PSR B0656+14. (Source: John Pretz)

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Source: John Pretz

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