Ultra-bright X-ray source awakens near a galaxy not so far away
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 - 10:00
in Astronomy & Space
A new ultra-bright source of X-rays has awakened in between our galactic neighbors the Magellanic Clouds, after a 26-year slumber. This is the second-closest such object known to date, with a brightness greater than a million Suns. The discovery is published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.