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NASA’s Chandra and IXPE Study Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula

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NASA’s Chandra and IXPE Study Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula

NASA · Official source · Jul 17, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC

This composite image, released on July 9, 2026, shows the region around a pulsar – a neutron star with a strong magnetic field that spins incredibly fast – within the Lighthouse nebula. The image contains X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in purple, X-rays from NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) in blue, and […]