NASA Captures 'Guitar Nebula' Blasting Energy Across Space

The nebula, shaped like a flame-throwing guitar, is powered by a pulsar emitting energetic particles over 12 trillion miles.

The Guitar Nebula, located 2,700 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus, was observed using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope.
At the center of the nebula lies a pulsar, PSR B2224+65, a rapidly rotating neutron star that emits pulses of radiation and ejects particles at high speeds.
The nebula's distinctive guitar-like shape is formed by bubbles of hydrogen gas blown by particles emitted from the pulsar as it moves through space at 475 miles per second.
A filament of energetic matter and antimatter particles, stretching over two light-years, extends from the pulsar, resembling a cosmic flame or blowtorch.
The observations provide insights into how electrons and positrons travel through interstellar space, as well as the interactions between pulsars and surrounding gas.