Universe seems to hide infinite mysteries and gifts to amaze us at any instant of time.
Robert Rutledge of McGill University in Montrea, unfolding another secret, spotted an isolated Neutron Star, which is thought to be a distance of 250 to 1,000 light-years away from earth. This would make Calvera, as named by astronomers, one of the closest known Neutron Stars or may be the closest to earth ever observed.
This discovery has increased one more member in previously discovered seven stars family known as ‘The Magnificent Seven’.
After ROSAT caught the first sight, NASA’s Swift X-ray telescope enabled the group to pinpoint the object’s position more accurately.
Astronomers are still not able to detect the nature of start and it still holds a mystery inside, as it’s very rare that a neutron star has no nearby mother object that is mostly an associated supernova ramanant. Further Calvera is located in constellation Ursa Minor lacks some characteristic particular to a Neutron Star.
Wondering at this new discovery, Dr Rutledge said:
Either Calvera is an unusual example of a known type of neutron star, or it is some new type of neutron star, the first of its kind
This new discovery has given scientists a new spark in the ongoing studies intended to explore more about Neutron Stars. Now they are preparing for some more observation to find some more clues about this unusual star.
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Via: ScienceBlog
