Pulsar wind Nebulae

  • Astronomers investigate pulsar wind nebula DA 495
    Astronomers investigate pulsar wind nebula DA 4950

    Astronomers have carried out a multiwavelength investigation of a pulsar wind nebula (PWN), designated DA 495, to unveil its mysterious physical nature. Results of the study, based on observations using HAWC and VERITAS ground-based observatories as well as NASA’s NuSTAR spacecraft, are presented in a paper published May 17 on arXiv.org.