NASA’s Chandra Discovers a Mysterious New Class of Cosmic Objects That Could Solve Two Longstanding Mysteries
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Astronomers have discovered mysterious objects that actually emit far too little X-ray radiation for their activity. Researchers speak of "hypersoft X-ray sources", which represent a whole new class. (Continue reading)
Astronomers have discovered completely new objects in space that could help solve two mysteries of astrophysics.
A team of astrophysicists from the University of Alabama identified 84 objects with abnormally weak X-rays and intense ultraviolet radiation, by scanning the public archives of the Chandra Space Telescope. This unprecedented population is spread across six galaxies, including Andromède and the Moulinet.
Scientists Discover Mysterious New X-Ray Objects 'Unlike Any They Have Seen Before'
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Space.com: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has found a brand new type of an otherwise familiar object -- compact binary systems that steal gas from other stars, but which do so while emitting very low-energy X-rays but copious amounts of ultraviolet. Chandra spotted 84 suspicious object emitting very low-energy X-rays in six galaxies -- four evolved ellipticals and two spirals, namely our near-neighbor t…
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