Eclipsing pulsar promises clues to crushed matter

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 15:14 in Astronomy & Space

GREENBELT, Md. -- 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...

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