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Oxford University Rob Fender participated in international collaboration that identified the youngest pair of stars to emerge from supernova

Posted on 9, December 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Oxford, UK, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The youngest pair of stars to emerge from a supernova, dancing around each other as the neutron star cannibalises its partner, has been identified by an international collaboration involving Professor Rob Fender of Oxford University. The … Read the full press release →

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Tagged Circinus X-1, Dr Sebastian Heinz, giant stars, incredibly rare scenario, NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory, neutron star, Oxford University, Oxford University's Department of Physics, Professor Rob Fender, supergiant, supernova, University of Wisconsin-Madison