Science84 compact objects reportedly glow brightly in ultraviolet but faintly in X-rays
A post says researchers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory found the objects across four elliptical and two spiral galaxies.
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A post describes 84 compact objects observed with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory as unusually faint in X-rays but bright in ultraviolet. It contrasts that pattern with the X-ray-bright behavior expected when a compact object draws gas from a companion. The post suggests a population of UV-bright binaries could help explain ionization of interstellar gas and offer clues to the stages leading to Type Ia supernova explosions.
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84 compact objects reportedly glow brightly in ultraviolet but faintly in X-rays
A post says researchers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory found the objects across four elliptical and two spiral galaxies.