Canadian researchers help discover 'mysterious' neutron star 3000 light years away - Canada News - Castanet.net

Canadian researchers help discover 'mysterious' neutron star 3000 light years away - Canada News - Castanet.net
Astronomers have found a new "black widow binary" in the Milky Way. Just like the spider eats its mate, the neutron star slowly consumes its companion star.
Astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — with assistance from Canadian researchers — have announced a new neutron star, or pulsar, has been discovered 3,000 light years away from Ea… [+1807 chars] Read More



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