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The Vela supernova went off about 11,000 years ago, but its shock waves are still lighting up the sky. At its heart spins the Vela Pulsar, a super-dense star rotating over ten times per second. Credit: CTIO, NOIRLab, DOE, NSF, AURA, T. A. Rector, M. Zamani & D. de Martin š #Astronomy #Space #NASA
Feb 27, 2025, 1:46 PM
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