XMM-Newton Measures Speedy Spin Of Rare Celestial Object
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 11:42
in Astronomy & Space
XMM-Newton has caught the fading glow of a tiny celestial object, revealing its rotation rate for the first time. The new information confirms this particular object as one of an extremely rare class of stellar zombie -- each one the dead heart of a star that refuses to die.