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FAST telescope discovers lightest neutron star pair
Original: Lightest neutron star pair discovered by FAST
Astronomers using China's FAST radio telescope have identified the lightest neutron star pair ever recorded, a binary system that sits below the typical masses of known neutron stars. The finding gives researchers a rare, low-mass data point for studying the densest matter in the universe and testing models of how neutron stars form and evolve in orbiting pairs.
Why now: New discovery of an unusually light neutron star binary is a notable astrophysics result with implications for understanding extreme matter.
Evidence
- Lightest neutron star pair discovered by FAST · China Daily Global Edition
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