Monday, 5 March 2018

Donor star breathes life into zombie companion

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ESA’s Integral space observatory has witnessed a rare event: the moment that winds emitted by a swollen red giant star revived its slow-spinning companion, the core of a dead star, bringing it back to life in a flash of X-rays.


via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Donor_star_breathes_life_into_zombie_companion

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