Jets from the poles of the pulsar spew X-ray-emitting matter and antimatter particles in a direction perpendicular to the ring. Over 22 years, Chandra has made many observations of the Crab Nebula.

Chandra X-ray Center Caption This graphic demonstrates the difference in physical size between the nebula around the pulsar B1509-58 and its more famous cousin, the Crab Nebula, seen on the left.

A theoretical astrophysicist from the University of Kansas may have solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery over the origins ...

“In this composite image of Kes 75, high-energy X-rays observed by Chandra are colored blue and highlight the pulsar wind nebula surrounding the pulsar, while lower-energy X-rays appear purple ...

A theoretical astrophysicist may have solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery over the origins of an unusual 'zebra' pattern seen in high-frequency radio pulses from the Crab Nebula.

A theoretical astrophysicist believes he had solved the baffling mystery of the zebra patterned signal coming from the Crab ...

Chandra and Webb teamed up for a new look at the Pillars of Creation, part of the Eagle Nebula. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory ... just out of frame.” The Crab Nebula is a remnant of a ...

Medvedev’s research provides an explanation for the zebra pattern in Crab Pulsar’s high-frequency radio waves.

Following the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing and the anniversary of Space.com opening its doors to the internet, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory ... objects like the Crab Nebula, Pillars ...

The Crab Nebula features a neutron star at its center that has formed into a 12-mile-wide pulsar pinwheeling electromagnetic radiation across the cosmos. “The emission, which resembles a ...