NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’

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Pressivio’s Science desk has added the source report “NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’” to its international monitoring stream.

Using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow, called a stellar wind, being captured by its compact companion and providing the power source for strong X-ray flares. The research is part of NASA’s exploration of the extreme universe to better understand how the […]