The G2920 +1.8 supernova residue consists of a pulsar moving at over a million miles per hour, as seen in the Chandra image in addition to an optical image from the Digitized SkySurvey Pulsars are quickly spinning neutron stars that can form when huge stars lack fuel, collapse, and blow up. Sometimes these surges produce a “kick,” which sent this pulsar racing through the remains of the supernova surge. Additional images reveal a close-up take a look at this pulsar in X-rays from Chandra, which observed it both in 2006 and 2016 to determine this impressive speed. The red crosses in each panel reveal the position of the pulsar in2006 Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/ L. Xi et al.; Optical: Palomar DSS2
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