NASA recently made an extraordinary discovery of a large thermonuclear explosion in space, caused by a pulsar, which is the remains of a star that did not explode to form a black hole. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was able to detect the explosion thanks to the strong beam of X-rays sent out by the burst, which was picked up by the agency\u2019s orbiting observatory NICER.<\/p>\n
This discovery serves as a potent reminder of the dangers that lurk in space. According to a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters in August, the burst released as much energy as the sun does in ten days in just twenty seconds.<\/p>\n
The leader of the study and astrophysicist, Peter Bult, said in a statement from NASA, \u201cThis burst was great.\u201d Bult also added that the study revealed a two-step change in brightness that they believe was caused by the ejection of separate layers from the pulsar\u2019s surface. These features provide significant information to understand how these events work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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