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    Artist's impression of a pulsar 'eating' a companion star

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    • Title Artist's impression of a pulsar 'eating' a companion star
    • Released 31/08/2005 12:43 pm
    • Copyright NASA/Dana Berry
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      This is an artist's impression of a spinning neutron star (pulsar) approximately 20 kilometres in diameter, accreting material from a companion star. The strong gravity from the dense pulsar attracts material from the companion. The flow of gas from the companion to the pulsar is energetic and glows in X-ray light.


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    • Keywords Astronomy targets , Astronomy techniques , Neutron stars

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