Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Neutron star’s echoes give astronomers a new measuring stick

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In late 2013, when the neutron star at the heart of one of our galaxy's oddest supernovae gave off a massive burst of X-rays, the resulting echoes -- created when the X-rays bounced off clouds of dust in interstellar space -- yielded a surprising new measuring stick for astronomers.
via Science Daily
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