X-ray map of the Crab nebula reveals strange pockets of turbulence
10 April 2023
The Crab nebula is one of the most thoroughly studied cosmic objects ever, but new observations have revealed that it’s far more complex than anyone accounted for
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The fundamental force responsible for electricity, magnetism, stable atoms and chemistry.
