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Rare Lone Neutron Star Found Nearby

Posted by kdawson on from the howdy-neighbor dept.

F4_W_weasel sends us to the BBC for news of the eighth lone neutron star ever discovered. It has no associated supernova remnant, binary companion, or radio pulsations. It's in our stellar neighborhood, at most 1,000 light years away. The object emits all its radiation (as far as wa can detect with current instruments) in X rays. The object is called Calvera, after the bad guy in The Magnificent Seven — which is itself the collective nickname for the seven such objects previously known.

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  1. Rasberry! by Mike73 · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's only one man who would dare give me the rasberry... LONE STAR!

  2. I want a little piece of it... by nadamucho · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...Even just a teaspoon. Maybe NASA can hook it up. Can't weigh all that much, can it?

  3. Hardly news... by Actually,+I+do+RTFA · · Score: 2, Funny

    Most websites I go to extol their collection of rare, lone(ly) stars near me, and even offer to put me in direct contact with them. Take that SETI.

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  4. Re:Am I just being apathetic? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > Why does this matter?

    Because it's HEADING STRAIGHT FOR US!!!