Astronomers May Have Unraveled Mystery Of Crab Nebula's Sudden Flares
The Crab Nebula is one of the most studied supernova remnants and yet it is still guarding some of its secret . Well , for now . Swedish researchers have used a telescope on an atmospherical balloon to peer aright into its core and understand how the knock-down X - shaft of light flare it emits are produced . As explained inScientific Reports , the XTC - ray of light flare seem to come from a thick region close to the pulsar , a type of neutron star ....