Flashing star is part of mysterious 'black widow' binary - Futurity: Research News
5/6/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by U. Washington
by U. Washington
Scientists have found a "black widow binary," a neutron star circling and slowly consuming a smaller companion star, as its arachnid namesake does its mate.
The flashing of a nearby star led astronomers to discover that it’s part of a rare and mysterious system called a “black widow binary.” A black widow binary a type of system consisting of a rapidly … [+5193 chars]
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