Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic “bone” in the Milky Way galaxy, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio telescopes. The bone appears to have been struck by a fast-moving, rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar. Neutron stars are the densest known stars and form from the collapse and explosion of massive stars. They […]
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory, General, Marshall Astrophysics, Marshall Space Flight Center, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, Stars, The Universe
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May 1, 2025
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