NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory satellite captured this pretty picture of B1509, a tiny pulsar estimated to be about 1,700 years old and roughly 17,000 light-years from Earth (Image courtesy NASA/CXC/CfA/P).

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Official Site of Chandra Observatory:  Chandra X-ray Observatory Center