A Neutron Star Suddenly Brightened by 100x and Scientists Are Stunned

A distant neutron star unexpectedly reawakened, unleashing a powerful X-ray surge that may reveal how the universe’s most extreme stars feed. A research team has studied the long-term changes in X-ray emissions from the neutron star NGC 7793 P13, which is believed to be powered by supercritical accretion. This process involves a massive amount of [...]