Carbon atmosphere discovered on neutron star
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 14:56
in Astronomy & Space
Evidence for a thin veil of carbon has been found on the neutron star in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. This discovery, made with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, resolves a ten-year mystery surrounding this object.
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