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Hubble Sees an Unusual Neutron Star

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DescriptionRX J0806 4-4123 (2018-43-4233).png	English: Hubble Sees an Unusual Neutron Star
Date	17 September 2018 (upload date)
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Author	NASA, ESA, and B. Posselt (Pennsylvania State University)
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Author	Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Image title	Imagine crushing more than 50,000 aircraft carriers into the size of a baseball. This describes neutron stars. They are among the strangest objects in the universe. Neutron stars are a case of extreme physics produced by the unforgiving force of gravity. The entire core of an exploded star has been squeezed into a solid ball of neutrons with the density of an atom’s nucleus. Neutron stars spin as fast as a blender on puree. Some spit out death-star beams of intense radiation — like interstellar lighthouses. These are called pulsars.These beams are normally seen in X-rays, gamma-rays, and radio waves. But astronomers used Hubble's near-infrared (IR) vision to look at a nearby neutron star cataloged RX J0806.4-4123. They were surprised to see a gush of IR light coming from a region around the neutron star. That infrared light might come from a circumstellar disk 18 billion miles across. Another idea is that a wind of subatomic particles from the pulsar’s magnetic field is slamming into interstellar gas. Hubble's IR vision opens a new window into understanding how these "infernal machines" work.
Short title	Hubble Uncovers Never Before Seen Features Around a Neutron Star
Credit/Provider	NASA, ESA, and B. Posselt (Pennsylania State University)
Headline	Hubble Uncovers Never Before Seen Features Around a Neutron Star
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Date and time of data generation	17 September 2018
Contact information	outreach@stsci.edu http://hubblesite.org 3700 San Martin Drive Baltimore, MD, 21218 USA 410-338-4444
Keywords	RX J0806.4-4123
Date metadata was last modified	05:42, 25 January 2019
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File change date and time	10:43, 13 September 2018

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