Crab Pulsar Emitting Light Energy (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Crab Pulsar Emitting Light Energy

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The Crab Pulsar emits light energy above one hundred thousand million electron volts.

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David A. Aguilar (CfA) / NASA / ESA José Francisco Salgado, Adler Planetarium. Based on images by M SubbaRao, S Criswell, B Humensky, and JF Salgado.

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