Black widow binary stars consist of a neutron star consuming a nearby companion star. Find out how scientists used a new technique to find one of these rare systems, and why their discovery has two other unique characteristics. 
 
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://daretoknow.ca/2022/05/05/black-widow-binary-star-found-shortest-orbit-ever/

Black widow binary stars consist of a neutron star consuming a nearby companion star. Find out how scientists used a new technique to find one of these rare systems, and why their discovery has two other unique characteristics. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://daretoknow.ca/2022/05/05/black-widow-binary-star-found-shortest-orbit-ever/

‘Black Widow’ Binary Star Found – Shortest Orbit Ever

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