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Stellar Odd Couple Makes Striking Flares
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Stellar Odd Couple Makes Striking Flares
Every 3.4 years, pulsar B1259-63 dives twice through the gas disk surrounding the massive blue star it orbits. With each pass, it produces gamma rays. During the most recent event, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope observed that the pulsar's gamma-ray flare was much more intense the second time it plunged through the disk. Astronomers don't yet know why.
Video Length: 132
Date Found: July 07, 2011
Date Produced: June 30, 2011
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