^ coolest thing ive read all day.
The nebula pictured in the new X-ray was produced by the pulsar B1509, which is about 17,000 light years away. (i luv this pic)
Eye of God Nasa Image
Neutron stars are created when standard stars run out of fuel and collapse, and Nasa believes that the one pictured is rotating around seven times a second.
The golden-red lights in the image are actually part of a neighbouring gas cloud, which has been energised by the wind of electrons and ions being spewed out from the pulsar. The colours of the image represent different energy intensities – the blue lights are the areas of highest energy X-rays, followed by green and then red.