Chandra Digest, December 7, Omega Centauri

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Dec 7, 2023, 2:17:33 AM12/7/23

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** Omega Centauri: A group of dead stars known as "spider pulsars" are obliterating companion stars within their reach.

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https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2023/spiders/

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**Chandra Blog: NASA's Chandra Catches Spider Pulsars Destroying Nearby Stars

A group of dead stars known as “spider pulsars” are obliterating companion stars within their reach. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory of the globular cluster Omega Centauri is helping astronomers understand how these spider pulsars prey on their stellar companions.

https://chandra.si.edu/blog/node/864

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https://chandra.si.edu/blog/node/863

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