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Pulsar PSR J2030+4415 creates stream of matter and antimatter 7 light years long

publication date16. 03. 2022
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New observations of neutron star PSR J2030+4415 revealed unusually long filament of matter and antimatter particles. Astronomers used NASA’s X-ray telescope Chandra in orbit to reveal that the beam is 7 light years long.

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