The strange structure resembles a guitar spewing flames.

(NLĐO) - A photo recently released by NASA shows a massive stream of plasma, X-rays, and supercharged particles shooting out from a ghostly guitar-shaped structure.

According to NASA, the ethereal guitar-like structure captured in the image is known as the "Guitar Nebula," a massive cloud of hydrogen gas located approximately 6,500 light-years from Earth.

The Guitar Nebula was formed by a phenomenon called "bow shock," created by material blown away from the pulsar B2224+65a, the immortal "zombie" of a collapsed giant star.

The Guitar Nebula in the image recently released by NASA - Photo: NASA

Seen from Earth, this nebula looks like a simple musical instrument. But in reality, it's a chaotic, shapeless mass flowing out from a dying star.

This nebula was first discovered in 1993, but this is the first time it has been observed so clearly.

In the new image, a slightly curved beam of light can be seen, almost perpendicular to the axis of the guitar.

That is the enormous stream of energy, approximately 2 light-years (19 trillion km) long, that the aforementioned immortal pulsar is erupting.

From a distance, it looks like a guitar spewing flames in a frenzied display high in the sky.

Animated footage shows the "zombie" star furiously spewing flames. Image: NASA

The new images combine observations made by the Palomar Observatory in California (USA), which show visible light is blue; as well as the Chandra X-ray Observatory space telescope, which shows X-rays emitted by the jet stream are red.

While the Guitar Nebula and the "fiery" jet aren't directly connected, a 2022 study using data from Chandra and the Hubble Space Telescope revealed that many factors in the star's environment can shape the nebula as well as the jet stream.

Therefore, researchers hope that continued study of this pulsar will yield new insights into the mysterious interstellar environment within our galaxy.

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