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Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002
About 10,000 years ago, a supernova created the nebular remnant CTB 1, destroying a massive star and blasting its newly formed neutron star core into space. This pulsar, spinning 8.7 times a second, was discovered using Einstein@Home software searching Fermi Gamma-Ray Observatory data. It travels over 1,000 kilometers per second, like a cannonball expelled by the supernova.
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In tropical astrology, 13 AUG 2019 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 13 AUG 2019.