Binary Black Holes and 48th Magnetar Westerlund 1-5 - Magnetic Personality in Space as Black Holes feed on Stars
“Not only does this Star have the high velocity expected if it is recoiling from a supernova explosion, but the combination of its low mass,...
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“Not
only does this Star have the high velocity expected if it is recoiling from a
supernova explosion, but the combination of its low mass, high luminosity, and
carbon-rich composition appear impossible to replicate in a single Star -- a
smoking gun that shows it must have originally formed with a binary companion”
Dr. Ben Ritchie
astronomer from UK's Open University and co-author of a
