A pulsar wind nebula (PWN, plural PWNe), sometimes called a plerion (derived from the Greek "πλήρης", pleres, meaning "full"), is a type of nebula sometimes...
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The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. The common...
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feature in the inner part of the nebula is the point where the pulsar's equatorial wind slams into the surrounding nebula, forming a termination shock. The...
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pulsar Magnetar Neutron star Optical pulsar Pulsar clock Pulsar planet Pulsar timing array Pulsar wind nebula Radio astronomy Radio star Rotating radio...
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was actually a pulsar wind nebula, contained within the fainter supernova remnant and driven by energy released by the pulsar. The pulsar is occasionally...
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IGR J11014−6103 (redirect from Lighthouse Nebula)
IGR J11014−6103, also called the Lighthouse Nebula, is a pulsar wind nebula trailing the neutron star which has the longest relativistic jet observed...
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Pulsar planets are planets that are orbiting pulsars. The first such planets to be discovered were around a millisecond pulsar in 1992 and were the first...
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A.; Giacani, E. B.; Goss, W. Miller; Dubner, G. M. (1996). "The Pulsar Wind Nebula Around PSR B1853+01 in the Supernova Remnant W44". Astrophysical Journal...
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3C 58 (category Pulsars)
3C 58 or 3C58 is a pulsar (designation PSR J0205+6449) and supernova remnant (pulsar wind nebula) within the Milky Way. The object is listed as No. 58...
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SNRs W28 and W44. (Confusingly, W44 additionally contains a pulsar and pulsar wind nebula; so it is simultaneously both a "classic" composite and a thermal...
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