Impossibly bright dead star: X-ray source in the Cigar Galaxy is the first ultraluminous pulsar ever detected




Astronomers working with NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) have found a pulsating dead star beaming with the energy of about 10 million suns. The object, previously thought to be a black hole because it is so powerful, is in fact a pulsar -- the incredibly dense rotating remains of a star.

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Miércoles, 8 de Octubre 2014
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