The Daily Space - Newly Found ‘Black Widow’ Binary Has Third Companion

The flash of a pulsar about 3,000 light-years from our solar system was caused by a ‘black widow’ binary consuming a smaller star. Intriguingly, a third companion star is orbiting the pair, which may have originated near the Milky Way’s center. Plus, the Sun is ramping up, Chandra releases more sonification videos, and this week’s What’s Up is all about occultations. ——————————————————— Perseus galaxy cluster sonifications: https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2022/sonify5/ https://youtu.be/jiideYPlOYY https://youtu.be/1qLuEIfp1So ——————————————————— A Tour of Data Sonification: Sounds from Around the Milky Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VS9Od9qM1k ——————————————————— Data Sonification: Black Hole at the Center of Galaxy M87 (Multiwavelength): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKSVIbUNa3k ——————————————————— We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].