Astronomers using NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) have found the first fast X-ray pulsar to be eclipsed by its companion star. Further studies of this unique stellar system will shed light on some of the most compressed matter in the universe and test a key prediction of Einstein's relativity theory.
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by Mark Kaelin | November 21, 2012, 1:15am PST | Image 18 of 29
Eclipsing Pulsar Promises Clues to Crushed Matter
Eclipsing Pulsar Promises Clues to Crushed Matter - Image 18 of 29
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