NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals secrets of a powerful, spinning neutron star

NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals secrets of a powerful, spinning neutron star

Observations of a pulsar, consisting of a dead star spinning 600 times a second, and feasting on a stellar companion reveal the source powering its emissions.

NASA’s IXPE Imager Reveals Mysteries Of Rare Pulsar

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – An international team of astronomers has uncovered new evidence to explain how pulsing remnants of exploded stars interact with surrounding matter deep in the cosmos, using observations from NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) and other telescopes. An artist’s illustration depicting the central regions of the binary system PSR […]