X-ray burster — X ray bursters are a class of binary stars which have periodic outbursts luminous in X rays. They contain a neutron star and an accreting companion.Burst AstrophysicsWhen a star in a binary fills its Roche lobe (either due to being very close to… … Wikipedia
galaxy — /gal euhk see/, n., pl. galaxies. 1. Astron. a. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. b. (usually cap.) See Milky Way. 2. any large and brilliant or impressive… … Universalium
Neutron star — redirects here. For the story by Larry Niven, see Neutron Star (short story). Neutron stars crush half a million times more mass than Earth into a sphere no larger than Manhattan. A neutron star is a type of stellar remnant that can result from… … Wikipedia
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telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… … Universalium
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope — ▪ United States satellite U.S. satellite, launched June 11, 2008, that was designed to study gamma ray emitting sources. These sources are the universe s most violent and energetic objects and include gamma ray bursts (gamma ray burster),… … Universalium