Waspie_Dwarf Posted June 24, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 24, 2015 NASA’s Chandra Captures X-Ray Echoes Pinpointing Distant Neutron Star Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the largest and brightest set of rings from X-ray light echoes ever observed. These extraordinary rings, produced by an intense flare from a neutron star, provide astronomers a rare chance to determine how far across the Milky Way galaxy the star is from Earth.The rings appear as circles around Circinus X-1, a double star system in the plane of our galaxy containing a neutron star, the dense remnant of a massive star pulverized in a supernova explosion. The neutron star is in orbit with another massive star, and is shrouded by thick clouds of interstellar gas and dust. Circinus X-1 is also the source of a surprisingly powerful jet of high-energy particles. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted June 24, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Someone call Beowulf Schaeffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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