Remaining at the center of the Vela Supernova Remnant is a pulsar, a star as dense as nuclear matter that completely rotates more than ten times in a single second.

• 船帆座超新星爆炸遗骸的中心还存在著一颗脉冲星，它是一颗如原子般致密的天体，一秒钟可以自转十次以上。