Astronomers spot gas falling onto a neutron star for the first time, revealing how matter flows towards the star
- Image AI generatedAstronomers have, for the first time, watched gas fall onto a neutron star.
- A team led by Roi Rahin used the Resolve instrument aboard the XRISM space telescope to observe GX 301–2, an accreting X-ray pulsar paired with the massive hypergiant Wray 977.
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- Image AI generatedAstronomers have, for the first time, watched gas fall onto a neutron star.
- A team led by Roi Rahin used the Resolve instrument aboard the XRISM space telescope to observe GX 301–2, an accreting X-ray pulsar paired with the massive hypergiant Wray 977.
Sources: Times of India