Astronomers find star system that may be a rare 'black widow' binary

Astronomers find star system that may be a rare 'black widow' binary
Astronomers conducting research funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation have discovered what could be a "black widow" binary 3,000 light years from Earth. It’s known as ZTF J1406+1222. A black widow binary is a neutron star that spins…

Published June 06, 2022 at 09:33AM
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