Astronomers discover a mysterious object in the Milky Way
by Nina Massey
Jan 18, 2024
2 minutes
A new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than the heaviest neutron stars known to scientists, and yet lighter than the lightest known black holes, has been discovered by astronomers.
Researchers from a number of institutions including The University of Manchester and the Max found the object in orbit around a millisecond pulsar 40,000 light years away in a dense group of stars known as a globular cluster.
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