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NASA Just Discovered Where These Mysterious Space X-Rays Really Come From
Astronomers have just solved a long-standing mystery about a rare, rapidly spinning neutron star known as PSR J1023+0038.
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NASA’s IXPE tracked a rare pulsar—and found an unexpected power source
Astronomers studying a rare neutron star system have uncovered a surprising source of powerful X-rays. Using NASA s IXPE telescope and data from other observatories, an international team found that ...
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Newly discovered 'cosmic unicorn' is a spinning dead star that defies physics: 'We have a real mystery on our hands'
Using the world's most advanced radio telescopes, astronomers have discovered a spinning dead star so rare, strange and ...
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Thieving Pulsar Spinning 592 Times A Second Reveals New Understanding Of Where Its X-Rays Come From
“Transitional millisecond pulsars are cosmic laboratories, helping us understand how neutron stars evolve in binary systems,” ...
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NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals secrets of a powerful, spinning neutron star
"Transitional millisecond pulsars are cosmic laboratories that help us understand how neutron stars evolve in binary systems." ...