Rings Of Echoing Light Pinpoint A Hidden Neutron Star | Video
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 08:30
in Astronomy & Space
X-rays bouncing off of dust clouds surrounding the erupting neutron star Circinus X-1 let astrophysicists work out the star’s position. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton had been tasked to examine the X-ray source.