Thursday, September 26, 2013

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


'Jekyll and Hyde' star morphs from radio to X-ray pulsar and back again

Posted: 25 Sep 2013 10:22 AM PDT

Astronomers have uncovered the strange case of a neutron star with the peculiar ability to transform from a radio pulsar into an X-ray pulsar and back again. This star's capricious behavior appears to be fueled by a nearby companion star and may give new insights into the birth of millisecond pulsars.

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