Chandra 'films' pulsar jet moving like a magnetic firehose
HIGH-SPEED JET A jet of high-energy particles protruding "half a light-year in length" from the Vela pulsar is whipping around like a giant firehose as the pulsar pushes through the gas that surrounds it, held together by magnetic forces as it moves at fantastic speeds. NASA's Chandra X-ray...
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