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Discovery of Pulsar Disrupts Cosmic Structure 'The Snake'

5/3/2025

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Astronomers have made an exciting discovery using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and MeerKAT radio telescopes. They've pinpointed a pulsar that likely fractured the cosmic structure known as "The Snake," located 26,000 light-years away. This high-speed collision has warped the magnetic field, disrupting radio signals from this fascinating formation in our Milky Way galaxy.

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Astronomers have made an exciting discovery using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and MeerKAT radio telescopes. They've pinpointed a pulsar that likely fractured the cosmic structure known as "The Snake," located 26,000 light-years away. This high-speed collision has warped the magnetic field, disrupting radio signals from this fascinating formation in our Milky Way galaxy.