NASA shared breathtaking images of a mystical spinning star called pulsar SXP 1062 on Feb. 2. . ago. The image shows a rotating, super dense core of SXP 1062 spinning slowly and emitting vivid X-ray bursts. The star was found to be associated with supernova remnant MCSNR J0127-7332 after being observed with an RSS / SALT telescope, according to NASA.
“Pulsars have a diameter of about 20 kilometers. The bright source to the right of this image is pulsar SXP 1062 and it rotates surprisingly slowly – about once every 18 minutes, ”explained NASA as it shared the mesmerizing photo.
What is the fastest pulsar we know? That’s PSR J1748-2446ad and it rotates 716 times per second, ”the bureau said.
According to a release by ESA, Pulsar SXP 1062 is embedded in the remnant of the supernova that created it. It gathers mass from its stellar companion, a massive, hot, blue ‘Be’ star, with the two objects forming a Be / X-ray binary, according to the European agency. The star, known to be a cosmic mystery to scientists, has a colorful, bubble-shaped signature from the supernova remnant in which the protons and electrons join together to form the neutrons. NASA explained in a release that the Pulsar’s neutrons, as gigantic as a city, rotate rapidly, pulsing the vibrant light emission at regular intervals, which is why the star is known as ‘Pulsar’.
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Combines the X-ray image
“Not many pulsars have been observed in their supernova remnant, and this is the first clear example of such a pair in the [Small Magellanic Cloud]study leader Vincent Hénault-Brunet, of the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, said in a statement to NASA. The European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton Observatory had observed the X-rays emitted by SXP 1062 making hundreds of revolutions. per second. The Internet was intrigued by the galactic entity and its interesting cosmic effect. ESA explained in a release that the false-color image “combines the X-ray view, based on data from XMM-Newton with optical data from NOAO’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO). It was further explained that the image was obtained using two special filters that revealed Pulsar’s oxygen glow.
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