by A Monash-University-led collaboration has, for the first time, observed the full, 12-day process of material spiraling into a distant neutron star, triggering an X-ray outburst thousands of times brighter than our Sun.
The scientists observed an 'accreting' neutron star as it entered an outburst phase in an international collaborative effort involving five groups of researchers, seven telescopes (five on the ground, two in space), and 15 collaborators.
It is the first time such an event has been observed in this detail—in multiple frequencies, including high-sensitivity measurements in both optical and X-ray.
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The scientists observed an 'accreting' neutron star as it entered an outburst phase in an international collaborative effort involving five groups of researchers, seven telescopes (five on the ground, two in space), and 15 collaborators.
It is the first time such an event has been observed in this detail—in multiple frequencies, including high-sensitivity measurements in both optical and X-ray.
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