UNAWE Space Scoop - This “Cosmic Spider” Spews Gamma Rays

https://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2203/this-cosmic-spider-spews-gamma-rays/ A team of astronomers has just found a bright, uh, “spider” of a sort, in the sky. It’s a very unusual binary system, a system in which two stars orbit each other, and it’s some 2,600 light-years away from us in the southern end of the constellation Crater, the cup. This binary system is unlike almost any other because one of the stars, about to become a white dwarf, is orbiting a neutron star that may be a pulsar!    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].