IGR J11014-6103, Fast Pulsar, Optical
The fastest moving pulsar may have been found about 30,000 light years from point-like X-ray source was discovered by the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory, or INTEGRAL, and is called IGR J11014-6103 (or IGR J11014 for short) and may be racing away from a supernova remnant at about 6 million miles per hour, which would make it one of the fastest ever detected. If confirmed, this would challenge theorists to create models that explain such super speeds out of supernova explosions. A trio of telescopes (Chandra, XMM-Newton, and the Parkes radio telescope) was used in this finding. Release date June 28, 2012.
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