Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                               2022 October 2
   [2]The featured illustration a supernova remnant with a line extending
   to the lower right that is the trail of a neutron star. Please see the
                 explanation for more detailed information.

                    Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002
    Image Credit: [3]F. Schinzel [4]et al. ([5]NRAO, [6]NSF), [7]Canadian
            Galactic Plane Survey ([8]DRAO), [9]NASA ([10]IRAS);
             Composition: [11]Jayanne English ([12]U. Manitoba)

   Explanation: What could shoot out a neutron star like a cannon ball? A
   supernova. About 10,000 years ago, the [13]supernova that created the
   nebular remnant [14]CTB 1 not only destroyed a massive star but blasted
   its newly formed [15]neutron star core -- a [16]pulsar -- out into the
   Milky Way Galaxy. [17]The pulsar, spinning 8.7 times a second, was
   [18]discovered using downloadable software [19]Einstein@Home searching
   through data taken by NASA's orbiting [20]Fermi Gamma-Ray Observatory.
   Traveling over 1,000 kilometers per second, the [21]pulsar PSR
   J0002+6216 (J0002 for short) has already left the [22]supernova remnant
   CTB 1, and is even [23]fast enough to leave our Galaxy. [24]Pictured,
   the trail of the [25]pulsar is visible extending to the lower left of
   the supernova remnant. The [26]featured image is a combination of radio
   images from the [27]VLA and DRAO [28]radio observatories, as well as
   data archived from NASA's orbiting [29]IRAS [30]infrared observatory.
   It is well known that supernovas can act as cannons, and even that
   [31]pulsars can act as cannonballs -- what is not known is how
   supernovas do it.

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