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The stars of IGR J17062–6143, illustrated here, circle each other every 38 minutes, the fastest-known orbit for a binary system containing an accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar. As they revolve, a superdense pulsar pulls gas from a lightweight white dwarf. The two stars are so close they would fit between Earth and the Moon. Image credit: NASA

NICER Found X-ray Pulsar That Revolve Around Each Other Every 38 Minutes

MessageToEagle.com | May 11, 2018

MessageToEagle.com – Astronomers analyzing the first data from the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission have discovered two stars that revolve around each other every 38 minutes. One of the

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