“Black widow” neutron star takes an hour to orbit the star it’s roasting - Ars Technica

Once an hour, the side of a star bombarded by radiation comes into view.

Enlarge/ An artist's impression of a neutron star getting ready to blast its neighbor with radiation. 64 with 47 posters participating Our Sun is on its own in this galaxy, without a nearby compani… [+5709 chars]

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