Weird stellar pair puzzles scientists

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astronomy.com     May 16, 2008            

Pulsar spins around star with no apparent explanation. Provided by National Radio Astronomy Observatory Astronomers have discovered a pulsar rotating around a Sun-like star in an elongated orbit. European Space Agency / Francesco Ferraro (Bologna Astronomical Observatory) Astronomers have... [read full story]                

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Eccentric pulsar system challenges theories of binary formation

physorg.com     May 15, 2008          

An ongoing sky survey using the Cornell-managed Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico has turned up a massive, fast-spinning binary pulsar with a mysterious elongated orbit, researchers say. The pulsar and its companion star challenge currently accepted views of binary pulsar formation and give...                

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Astronomers baffled by weird, fast-spinning pulsar

alertnet.org     May 15, 2008          

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit around a star much like the sun -- an arrangement defying what had been known about such objects. The rapidly spinning pulsar -- an...                

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Astronomers baffled by weird, fast-spinning pulsar

thestar.com.my     May 16, 2008          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit around a star much like the sun -- an arrangement defying what had been known about such objects. The rapidly spinning pulsar -- an extraordinarily dense...                

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Weird Stellar Pair Puzzles Scientists

spacedaily.com     May 16, 2008          

Orbital Comparison With the Solar System: This diagram shows a comparison of the sizes and strangely elliptical shapes of the orbits of the pulsar J1903+0327 and its possible Sun-like companion star with the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. The sizes of the Sun and the possible companion star...                

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Weird star baffles astronomers

news24.com     May 16, 2008          

Washington - Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit around a star much like the sun - an arrangement defying what had been known about such objects. The rapidly spinning pulsar - an extraordinarily dense object created...                

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Pulsar puzzle stumps astronomers.

clipmarks.com     May 16, 2008          

clipped by: pokketsclipper's remarks: Scientist are surprised again, however surprises are one of the greatest motives to become a scientist. A surprise generally means we are going to learn something new. Very often something we could never have imagined. When the phrase 'I would never have...                

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Cosmic Zoom Enriched with Wacky Pulsar

softpedia.com     May 16, 2008          

Pulsars are a type of rapidly rotating neutron stars with powerful magnetic fields, capable of projecting a beam of electromagnetic radiation that sweeps the surrounding space as they rotate. They are usually found in the company of white dwarf stars, although the latest addition to the long list...                

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Astronomers baffled by weird, fast-spinning pulsar

tvnz.co.nz     May 16, 2008          

Astronomers baffled by weird pulsar Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit around a star much like the sun - an arrangement defying what had been known about such objects. The rapidly spinning pulsar - an...                

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Strange star stumps astronomers

eurekalert.org     May 16, 2008          

An obese oddball of a star has left astronomers wondering how it could have formed. Dr David Champion and his colleagues at CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility publish their findings about the star today in the online journal, Science Express. Found with the Arecibo radio telescope in...                

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Strange Spinning Star Stumps Astronomers

sciencedaily.com     May 16, 2008          

Astronomers have discovered a speedy spinning pulsar in an elongated orbit around an apparent Sun-like star, a combination never seen before, and one that has them puzzled about how the strange system developed. The obese oddball of a star has left astronomers wondering how it could have formed....                

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