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.

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