Superhot Magnetar Blasting X-Rays At Unusual Rate | Video

Friday, May 15, 2015 - 12:00 in Astronomy & Space

The neutron star SGR 1745-2900 near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* is not slowing down its X-ray output as expected. Data from Chandra's X-ray Observatory show a slow decline in X-ray brightness and high temperature surfaces.

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