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NASA has released new images of a dead star, known as PSR B1509-58, located 16,000 light-years away. The images were captured by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, providing scientists with insights into the dynamics of matter around the dead star and the magnetic field in the "hand" of the nebula. The telescope has also found similar patterns in other pulsar winds, suggesting that these patterns may be common.
NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has created a detailed map of the Crab Nebula's magnetic field, revealing more of its inner workings than ever before. The new results help resolve longstanding mysteries about the well-studied Crab Nebula and open new questions for future study. IXPE data show that the Crab Nebula's magnetic field resembles that of the Vela Pulsar Wind Nebula, which is also donut-shaped. But at the Crab, scientists were surprised that areas of magnetic field turbulence were more patchy and asymmetrical than expected.