Astronomers probe the nature of a peculiar pulsar wind nebula
(PHYSorg.com Space & Earth)

Using ESA`s XMM-Newton spacecraft, astronomers have investigated the nature of a peculiar pulsar wind nebula (PWN) in the supernova remnant (SNR) CTB 87. Results of the study, presented in a paper published November 26, shed more light on the morphology and spectral properties of this object.