Scientists probe the dynamic Cocoon of a nearby pulsar
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Scientists used the Australia Telescope Compact Array to study Vela X, a pulsar wind nebula containing a mysterious structure called the Cocoon that stretches from the Vela pulsar southward. The detailed observations revealed large curved filaments with turbulent plasma and highly polarized magnetic fields, suggesting the Cocoon formed when supernova shockwaves distorted the nebula.
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